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It was a relatively quiet week for the Broncos on the ice with only one game this week thanks to the postponement of their Jan. 12 home date against Kindersley.

The same old issues plagued the Battlefords AAA Stars Tuesday night at the Civic Centre. Ill advised penalties proved to be costly for the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League team as they dropped a 4-2 decision to the Saskatoon Blazers.

Although the results might not have shown it, the Battlefords Sharks proved that they could compete with one of the highest scoring teams in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League last weekend.

Nineteen curling rinks are coming to North Battleford to keep their hopes alive in their quest to win a provincial men’s title.

Unlike a year ago, Andrew Albers knows where he will be heading to start off Spring Training.

It will go down as one of the most bizarre finishes to a Battlefords North Stars game in Civic Centre history.

A frantic first minute of play Sunday afternoon saw the Battlefords AAA Stars jump out to an early lead over the Notre Dame Hounds. Soon after Adam Beckman’s goal, however, the Stars found themselves in a ton of trouble.

For the first time in the 2016-17 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season, the Battlefords North Stars have suffered an overtime loss. Mike Eskra’s goal with just 10.

The last rock had Team Jones so stressed that they couldn’t watch. Then, when they saw what it had hit, they cried with joy. Jones faced Team Mitchell in the junior women’s final Jan. 8.

It was a disappointing week for the Nipawin Hawks as they finished with a 1-2 record and were swept in a crucial home-and-home series with the Humboldt Broncos.