Battlefords News-Optimist

It is said a bad day of golf is always better than a good day of work. Thursday was a great day of golf and to top it off money was raised that will be pumped back into the Battlefords.

It was a busy three days in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League and still the top half remains super tight with Lloydminster Meridian Twins staying perfect.

The North Battleford Beavers are in the midst of a very difficult stretch in their schedule and Friday night, they met up against the league's only undefeated team.

You may have noticed there has been a new byline in the last few editions of the paper.

JUNE 30 Battlefords Senior Women's Soccer League action has three games scheduled. The Sweetgrass Chicks with Kicks play the Moosimin Ladies at NBCHS at 5:45 p.m. At 7:30 p.m.

Rod Kalmakoff was less than two weeks away from retirement when he got the call to stay on for another year.

The Wolves were hungry, but since they chose Stars for their prey they were bound to get burned. I've always wanted to write one of those sports story leads full of clichés, puns and metaphors.

Team Record Runs For Runs Against 1. Lloydminster Meridian Twins 9-0 98 21 2. Wilkie Brewers 7-1 66 32 2. Meadow Lake White Sox 7-1 79 31 4. Lloydminster Junior Redhawks 6-1 55 22 5. Border City Blue Jays 6-2 72 26 6.

Town of Battleford Mayor Chris Odishaw met with Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz and MLA Tim McMillan, among others to celebrate the start of construction on a $5 million project that is expected to stimulate Battleford's economy and sustain the to

The final results and stats haven't all been submitted yet, but the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League standings should look similar to this once the playoffs start Monday.