Local Sports

The Meadow Lake Stampeders and St. Walburg Eagles have advanced to the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League finals. The date of the opening game of the series has yet to be posted.

Lacrosse is returning to North Battleford, with league play starting in mid-March.

Team Saskatchewan is holding steady in fifth place in the medal standings at the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame is once again accepting nominations for induction into the hall. There are four categories: individual, team, family and community. The deadline to send in nominations is March 15 at midnight.

UNITY - Speed skating isn’t exactly a popular sport in our area. When you think of speed skating, you think of Olympic champions like Clara Hughes or Catriona Le May Doan. There’s a new name to add to the list of well-known speed skaters.

The Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) mixed curling team is advancing to regionals after coming out the B-side winners at districts in Wadena on Feb. 6 and 7. “They played very well,” said coach Teri Tarrant.

While the Humboldt Broncos have a number of first-year forwards, head coach Ryan Smith said that the coaching staff doesn’t think the rookie tag applies any more.

The Twin Rivers Curling Club in North Battleford will be home to some of Saskatchewan’s top curlers in March. From March 25-29, the Tim Hortons Provincial Mixed Championships will be held at the facility.

The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association elected five of its 10 member board of directors for 2015 at their Feb. 4 annual general meeting in Calgary.

Battleford Arena has seen more than its share of Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League playoff action in the league's five-year history.