Local Sports

The Yorkton Blitz 16U girls volleyball team competed in Warman, SK on Feb. 11 in a 12 team, one-day tournament. The team was challenged in the round robin pool and placed second in their pool.

The Canadian Football League announced recently that commissioner Mark Cohon is staying where he is. The CFL said he has signed a three-year contract extension.

It's been quite the month for Yorkton's Jeff Sharp. The current resident of Saskatoon represented Rosetown late last month in the northern curling championships in Nipawin.

The UCT Terrier hockey team was roughed up in their final home game of the regular season Thursday night as they hosted the Prairie Storm in Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League action.

When Tayler Thompson first pulled on a Junior Terriers jersey it signaled the start of a special season for the young forward.

The annual hockey game fundraiser is set for March 21. The staff of both Yorkton high schools will face off against the students in a fun game at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

The SHHS senior girls basketball team played a four team tournament recently in Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association action Feb. 11 in their home gymnasium. Three teams were invited to participate.

Despite allowing almost three times as many shots on goal as they managed themselves, the Harvest left Regina with two points last Thursday night in Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League action on Feb. 16..

Jason Boyda's Yorkdale Central Public School boys' basketball team have seen an awful lot of action over the past 7-10 days. It started at the Yorkton Regional High School one week ago, and then concluded at Yorkdale over the weekend.

Sarah Slywka of Yorkton was part of the women's curling team that won the finals of the SaskPower Scotties Tournament of Hearts Jan. 25-29 in Humboldt. Now she and her team are heading to the Scotties nationals set for this weekend in Red Deer.