Local Sports

It wasn't a bad day for some horseshoe throwing Saturday morning at the park on First Avenue. The Yorkton Horseshoe Club held its annual sanctioned tournament June 4 on the Old Drake School Grounds. The day included both singles and doubles.

Come out and meet former resident and disc golf course designer Joe Hunt, a renowned disc golf player. Learn about the sport and play a round at Yorkton's Patrick Park, Yorkton's newest disc golf course. The clinic is Saturday morning from 10 a.m.

Kade Johnson appears to be developing quite nicely into one of the best teenage golf players on this side of Regina. He's got the skills, and he's got the intelligence to go along with it. He's got a few plaques too.

Yorkton's Denaye Giroux was out west this past weekend, completing the opening round of the western women's Canadian National Series held in Kamloops, British Columbia. She said the weather was hot and humid and the temperature reached plus-28.

Anyone paying any attention to the hockey battle that is starting to take place as of Monday night (and by the sound of it there aren't that many of us), the 2011 Stanley Cup championship is kind of starting to take some shape.

A big four-run inning turned out to be a good start to a good game and a good weekend as the Alexander's Mens Wear Junior Cardinals went 2-0 in Regina Optimist League action over the weekend.

The CrossFit Regina team which included Yorkton's Taryn Romanowich, competed in the CrossFit Games regional competition held recently in Vancouver. Competing were 23 teams, including a six-man team from Regina.

On Saturday June 4 at the Kinsmen Arena, a lacrosse game took place between Yorkton and Regina. Tyson Haas shown a little bit more of that 'never-say-die' attitude that just makes sports so awesome to watch.

The Yorkton Skateboard Club is hosting their 3rd Annual Skateboard Freedom Tour. This year's event is scheduled for this Saturday afternoon (June 11).

The Yorkton Cardinals are off to a rocky start in the Western Major Baseball League having allowed 49 runs in their first four games of the new season, and winning only once.