Local Sports

The Flin Flon Bombers (17-7-5-4) were on a six-game losing streak when they came to the Civic Centre Friday.

A number of former Battlefords Sharks players returned to the Battleford Arena ice Thursday night to take on the current Sharks squad in an all-star alumni contest. It was a game that saw little scoring for much of the contest.

Jake McMillen plays 28 home games every year for the Battlefords North Stars. On Jan. 17, he'll play a real home game when the North Stars take on the Notre Dame Hounds at the Carnduff Centennial Arena as part of Cameco’s Hockey Day in Saskatchewan.

Curlers are familiar with players yelling out “I’m shot” and no one appears alarmed. For those not familiar with the game, this terminology refers to having a rock closest to the button thus scoring in an end.

The Battlefords Scuba community has had a busy few months introducing high school students from north-western and west-central Saskatchewan to the sport of scuba diving.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford received a pair of donations this past week. Tuesday, the hall hosted an open house in conjunction with the donations being delivered.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks (7-9-1-0) scored five power play goals in two games to sweep the Melville Fox FM Prairie Fire (3-12-0-3) 3-1, and 3-2 over the weekend.

The Battlefords Stars (17-7-0-0) picked up wins over the Tisdale Trojans (18-3-0-2) and Moose Jaw Generals (9-13-0-4) this week.

The Battlefords North Stars (17-9-6-0) had a win and an overtime loss over the weekend, but deserved two wins. Friday, the Yorkton Terriers (11-16-1-2) came to the Civic Centre, and walked away with two points after a 3-2 overtime win.

Meota Combines (3-2-0-0) captain Tyson Knight had three goals and two assists to lead his team to an 8-4 win over the Glaslyn North Stars (0-3-0-0) Saturday.