Local Sports

The Pockets Yorkton Regional High School Female Athlete of the Month for April is Brandey Blahut.She is currently a Gr. 9 student at YRHS.Blahut was a participant on the YRHS cross country, soccer, and senior girls basketball teams.

It is possible that no other athlete has ever had an appearance as highly anticipated as when Troy Westwood made a visit to Yorkton last weekend.

A group of former NHLers headlined by former Winnipeg Jet forward Dale Hawerchuk appeared in an exhibition game last week at Farrell Agencies Arena in an effort organizers say they hope will help regenerate some interest in Senior hockey.

The 2010 South East Senior Baseball League season kicked off with the Canora Supers visiting the inaugural Yorkton E & S Yankees. The Yankees are a brand new team in the established SESBL.

The Female Athlete of the Month for April is awarded to two girls from the senior badminton team. Both are strong athletes, dedicated to badminton and they demonstrate sportsman like play all the time.

Among the guests town during the much-anticipated Football Week in the Parkland were two individuals who helped the 1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat their Ontario-based, same-named nemesis, the Ottawa Rough-riders for the Grey Cup.

This weekend saw the AAA Canadian Tire Pee Wee baseball team in Estevan and Weyburn. On Saturday, a double header was held in Estevan with their first game a loss of 16-5. Their second game tied with a score of 8 - 8.

There is a long list of sports detailed on the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association (SHSAA).

Roberto Luongo has been the best player on the Vancouver Canucks for some time now.Without his stellar play in the nets, there's likely no way his team ever would have advanced 13 games into the post season both this year and last.

The R. Miller midget cardinals of the Prairie Midget Baseball AAA League kicked off its 2010 baseball season in Saskatoon on mother's day weekend. On Saturday they played as double header against the Saskatoon Diamondbacks.