Local Sports

Saturday's snowstorm caused inconveniences throughout the northwest for drivers, including Shellbrook Silvertips players.

The Humboldt Broncos were not good guests last week. The squad won three straight road games to catapult itself from tenth to eighth place in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) standings.

The Meota Combines cruised to a 14-3-1 record during the regular season, but dropped their opening playoff game 5-1 to the Maymont Settlers.

The Tim Horton’s U14 Bonspiel took place at the Twin Rivers Curling Club over the weekend. The event featured 14 teams from the surrounding area, including North Battleford, Spiritwood, Wilkie, Shellbrook and Saskatoon.

The Battle River Archers club in Battleford was a busy place over the weekend. 117 sharpshooters from around the province came to the Battlefords to show off their accuracy in the hopes of going home with a medal.

New Horizons curling on Feb. 10 results as follows. Wally Gordey over Doug Belyk, Ralph Hall over Dick Horrell, Ed Kjargaard over Peter Pauls, Allan Rogers over Wally O'Hare, Bob Krismer over Gordon Munn and Alexander Scott over Dudek.

Members of the Flatland Freestyle Ski Club had a chance to give a rousing sendoff to members of the Saskatchewan Freestyle Ski Team heading to Prince George for the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

It's not just Katy Perry who has to look out for the Sharks. Teams from around the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League have found out this season that games against the Battlefords Sharks cannot be taken lightly.

It has been a dismal last couple of games for the Battlefords North Stars.

The Battlefords North Stars (24-17-6-1) played back-to-back games Tuesday and Wednesday picking up a shootout win and a shutout loss.