Local Sports

Thirteen-year-old Spencer Steele of Yorkton found out last month that he was invited to be a member of the U14 Provincial soccer team.

Ian Horne has been an avid ball player for years and this summer will continue his career in the Western Major Baseball League with the Yorkton Cardinals.

The Good Spirit School Division held a track and field qualifier for the East Central Districts last Wednesday afternoon, says meet co-ordinator Mark Schendel.

On Monday, the draw came out which told the McSweeney's Selects who their opponents will be in the 2012 Canadian Open of Volleyball. Their first game in some time is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. (EST) tomorrow, says coach Brent Brown.

The lacrosse Bulldogs opened up the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League (PGLL)season over the weekend playing a road game in Estevan before coming home to host the Saskatoon Smash on Sunday afternoon.

In the midst of an all-day soccer festival Saturday at Sacred Heart High School, the Y.U.F.C. U14 Core Real Estate Fury played host to Unidad 99's of Regina in a RSA league game at Sacred Heart as well, said coach Chad Grodzinski.

The McSweeney's Selects 16U girls volleyball team is in Toronto to compete at the Canadian Open Volleyball Championships. The team is scheduled to open competition tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. (EST) at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto.

There was an awful lot of soccer going on at the Sacred Heart High School field Saturday afternoon. According to Yorkton United FC (YUFC), there are going to be two more dates this year.

Cliff Trombley was among 23,000 competitors involved in the 2012 Honda Los Angeles Marathon. It brought him to LA for a marathon that had him wondering how he was going to do.

There were 235 participants in the annual Yorkton Regional High School Archery Shoot held over the weekend. Among the schools participating were Columbia School, Dr. Brass, MC Knoll.