Career
Nicknamed Yo Yo she played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She both batted and threw right-handed. Yolande was Joseph Riel"s granddaughter, Joseph being Louis Riel"s younger brother.
In addition, she was one of the first Métis players to ever play in the League.
She started off by playing for the Saint Vital Tigerettes in the position of catcher. She was soon after recruited to play for the Fort Wayne Daisies (in 1945).
She also played for the Grand Rapids Chicks (in 1946), as well as the Kenosha Comets (in 1947).