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Soccer silver

Chief Poundmaker was second best at regionals and second best at provincials on the weekend at Lake Lenore. Poundmaker played Regina Western Christian in the first game Friday and held on for a 6-3 win.
Nearly perfect provincial champions

Nearly perfect provincial champions

The Cando senior boys' soccer team made their 19 wins look easy all season and they did it again at provincials winning the seven versus seven provincial title.
Giants' pitching wins World Series without highest paid pitcher

Giants' pitching wins World Series without highest paid pitcher

Not even the drunkest kayak owner in the bay area ever assumed the Giants would play for all the marbles in November and that they'd be paddling around in the teeming waters of the Pacific waiting for missile shots from a third baseman called the Kun

Tears of remembrance trump forgetting

Do you remember? Do you remember the places and people you loved as a child? I don't ever want to forget and there are times the scents and images of my past are strong and times when I grasp for any hint of memory.
Larry Doke takes Sask. Party nod in Cut Knife-Turtleford

Larry Doke takes Sask. Party nod in Cut Knife-Turtleford

Saskatchewan Party members couldn't stop going up to Larry Doke to give him a congratulatory handshake following his victory in the nomination race in Cut Knife-Turtleford Friday night.
North Stars blow third period lead in Kindersley

North Stars blow third period lead in Kindersley

More changes are coming for the Battlefords North Stars.
Youth choir to hold season's first recital

Youth choir to hold season's first recital

The Community Youth Choir's first recital of the season is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 14 at Logie Hall in the Third Avenue United Church.
NBCHS hosts and wins senior volleyball tournament

NBCHS hosts and wins senior volleyball tournament

With volleyball playoffs just over a week away, the North Battleford Comprehensive High School senior boys' team appears to be peaking at the right time.
Midget Stars stall for four minutes and can't comeback

Midget Stars stall for four minutes and can't comeback

Some glaring mistakes and a bad five minutes were the difference when the Battlefords Stars hosted the Prince Albert Mintos Wednesday at the Civic Centre. "We took five minutes off and it cost us," said Stars' assistant coach Derek Schmidt.
Exercise can take away that SAD feeling

Exercise can take away that SAD feeling

Sometimes it is referred to as "winter blues." The lethargic, gloomy feeling many people experience during the winter months. It is more commonly referred to as SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder.
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