National Sports

Brett Kemp of Yorkton is one of only 66 players chosen from across Canada to represent the country at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The selected players will be divided into three teams to attend the tournament in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

The Yorkton RawTec Maulers of the Saskatchewan AAA Midget Hockey Club are sitting on a 4-4 record after this past weekend of play.

Last weekend, the Yorkton RawTec Maulers of the Saskatchewan AAA Hockey Club played two games at the Farrell Agencies Arena, but they weren’t in their normal orange, white and black jerseys. Instead, the Maulers unveiled brand new pink jerseys.

The Yorkton Gardon Crushers female bantam hockey team started their season this past weekend in Yorkton, where they faced off twice against the Regina Cougars at the Kinsmen Arena.

Chad Nehring spent his high school years like many other young athletes: balancing a mixture of sports. He played for the football team at Yorkton Regional High School, and also played some hockey on the side.

After a weekend of rivalry, the Yorkton Terriers came out with one loss and one overtime win in a series against the Melville Millionaires in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League play.

The Yorkton Terriers are sitting on a 2-3-2 record after another week of action on the ice. On Saturday, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Terriers faced the Notre Dame Hounds at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

The Terriers are at a 2-2-1 record as of Monday evening. Their last home game was played on Tuesday, Sept. 20 against the Battlefords North Stars. The Terriers came out on top with a final score of 5-1 on their home ice.

Tarrington Wyonzek grew up playing hockey in Yorkton. He played all the way up to the midget division, but it was then when he realized that playing might not be the best option for him.

The Yorkton Terriers started out their regular season play this weekend. On Friday, more than 1,000 people gathered at the Farrell Agencies to support the Terriers in their first game against the Weyburn Red Wings.