Local Sports

Mixed doubles curling took over the Northland Power Curling Centre over the Labour Day weekend. The Battlefords Mixed Doubles Fall Curling Classic was part of the World Curling Tour. The event was held Aug.

It is clear the Battlefords North Stars players still have a lot of work ahead of them before the regular season begins.

Battlefords North Stars hockey season is not far away. This was the scene last week at the North Battleford Civic Centre at the team’s fall camp.

It is not too often that rural volleyball players in the Englefeld area get a chance to showcase their skills to members of the provincial high performance team. That’s exactly what volleyball players got on Aug.

The Marysburg Royals have enjoyed a terrific run of success for most of the last century, but some tough luck and bad timing kept the club from adding to their considerable collection of playoff and provincial trophies.

After filling the board of directors for the first time in many years at their August annual general meeting (AGM), the Humboldt Broncos’ board will have a new look for the 2018-2019 season.

Humboldt agricultural dealers took to the field for the Humboldt Broncos with their Seed for Green Harvest for Gold fundraiser. Volunteers seeded 105 acres of barley south of Humboldt.

Eight Humboldt and area women made a strong showing at the Femsport provincial championship Aug. 18 in Moose Jaw. Coach Christine Cardenas says the Humboldt based teams had been training for 10 weeks before competing in the 82 women competition.

North Battleford athlete Katie Rathwell in action as a member of Team Saskatchewan who earned a fourth-place finish at the Canadian National U15 girls’ basketball championships Aug. 6 to 11 in Fredericton, N.B.

Maria Farmer from Port Hope, Ont. was in town last Tuesday donating a special item to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Farmer had a ball signed by the 1992 World Series-winning Blue Jays.