Local Sports

The Wilkie Outlaws downed the St. Walburg Eagles 8-4 in game one of the best-of-seven NSRHL final Tuesday night. Wilkie took a 3-1 after the first period and made it a 6-2 game after two.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame has announced the induction of two nominees. The Climax Cardinals baseball team will be inducted into the team category. The Varjassy family of Kipling will be enshrined in the family category.

Teams from the Northwest failed to advance past the regional round in the SHSAA's Road to HOOPLA last weekend. There were 15 teams between the boys' and girls' divisions that qualified for regionals.

Humboldt's Brianne Theisen-Eaton set a Canadian record and came away with a silver medal in the pentathlon on the first day of the International Association for Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Indoor Championships.

As the Humboldt Broncos and Melfort Mustangs prepare to face off in the first round of the SJHL playoffs, here are a few numbers to consider: Regular season record: Humboldt: 31-20-1-4 (67 points), Melfort: 26-23-1-6 (59 points) Head-to-head record:

The Battlefords North Stars partnered with the Heart and Stroke Foundation over the last two weeks and helped to raise $710.50 for the foundation. At the final regular season home game, Heart and Stroke had a table set up to collect donations.

Here are the results for area teams at various regional basketball tournaments over the weekend. Teams advancing to Hoopla will be playing this upcoming weekend in Regina.

As the Humboldt Broncos and Melfort Mustangs prepare for their first round playoff matchup, both coaches are expecting a tight series. "There's not really any edge one way or another," said Broncos coach Dean Brockman.

Josh LaFramboise and Troy Gerein each scored twice to lead the Battlefords AAA Stars to a 7-1 victory in game one of their best-of-five SMAAAHL semifinal series against the Prince Albert Mintos Tuesday night at the Civic Centre.

With just one week left to go in the curling season and one more win under his belt, skip Lloyd Carriere and his team remain in first place in the Canadian Tire Thursday Night Open League at the Northland Power Curling Centre.