Local Sports

The Gallagher Centre was filled with youth in motion on Sunday as they filled the curling rink with skateboards.The Skateboard Freedom Tour is hosted by Yorkton's B3 Xtreme skateboard shop. This is the second year T.C.

The Yorkton Regional High School track team had another strong showing at the 2010 provincial track meet held recently in Moose Jaw.

The Kinsmen PeeWee Yorkton Minor Football League season gets underway this week with four teams each playing twice on Wednesday. The Stampeders play the Lions and the Bombers play the Ti-Cats. Both games are at 4:30 p.m.

The Yorkton grandstand was packed for two days over the weekend. The event was put on by the Yorkton Exhibition Association. Wagon racers from all over Saskatchewan and some from Alberta met in Yorkton for a series race.

The Yorkton Tennis Club has released its weekly schedule for 2010. All club activities will take place at the Western Development Museum courts. Play begins on Tuesday evenings with ladies play from 5-7 p.m.

The Gloria Hayden Community Centre's spring and summer hours of operation (May 17-Sept. 6) are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed on weekends and statutory holidays.

The Yorkton Cardinals managed only two Western Major League Baseball games this week, including hosting Weyburn Monday in a make-up game.

Track and field is moving up the latter as one of the strongest sports in the school at Yorkton's Sacred Heart and Gr.

The Alexander's Yorkton Junior Cardinals were scheduled to play the Yorkton Yankees in crossover action between the Junior and Senior league. The Junior Cards then head off to Willowbrook and Melville on Thursday and Friday.

The Yorkton Cardinals are coming off a pair of losses and have four games scheduled for this week. Last night, the were scheduled to play the Melville Millionaires.