Local Sports

A Saskatchewan team of athletes went to Ottawa Sept. 23 to represent their province at the Canadian Interprovincial Equestrian Championships. The group consisted of reiners, dressage riders and jumpers.

Two Northwest football teams are playing in provincial semifinal games this weekend. In 2A six-man, the Hafford Vikings will play in Birch Hills. The John Paul II Crusaders will travel to Melfort in 3A nine-man action.

The Battlefords Stars were looking to get back into the win column at Schroh Arena against the Saskatoon Contacts Tuesday night in midget AAA action. The game got off to a slow start on the score sheet.

The Humboldt Broncos ended a five-game losing streak in dramatic fashion. The Broncos earned a 4-3 shootout victory over the Melville Millionaires at home on Nov. 1.

With strong defence and a fourth quarter offensive outburst, the Humboldt Collegiate Institute football team advanced to the 3A provincial nine-man semifinals.

It was a busy weekend for high school soccer teams. Four local teams went to provincial competitions and two local teams brought home the championship.

Hockey fans in the Battlefords could be in store for championship bantam hockey action in 2017 if all goes well.

Let me first say this: Looking back, if you had to make a trade, would you sacrifice the worst season in Roughrider history in order to experience the greatest? Look at it this way.

The John Paul II Crusaders are into the provincial semifinals in 3A nine-man football. The Crusaders were on the road in Esterhazy Saturday afternoon and decisively defeated the Esterhazy Warriors 40-12.

The Battlefords North Stars knew they were in for a good test against a strong, first-place Weyburn Red Wings team to begin their southeast road trip.