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Jake Erickson and Taylor Reich each scored a shorthanded goal in the first period as the Battlefords North Stars downed the Melville Millionaires 5-1 at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in game four of their SJHL semifinal series.

The Unity Miners' senior hockey season can be described as a surprise, because only two years ago this senior hockey team was nearly a write off.

History will record them as just two games, but that would be like calling a Picasso just a painting, or The Godfather just a movie, or To Kill a Mockingbird just a book.

One of the more active events at the annual Summer Sizzler event in Humboldt is the Sunday morning race, formerly known as The Red, White and Run.

The Battlefords North Stars are on the brink of elimination. The Melville Millionaires used a third-period comeback to beat the North Stars 5-2 Tuesday night at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in game three of their SJHL semifinal.

"He'd walk to every sporting event, even in -40 weather," Dennis Korte said of Elgar Petersen, famed Humboldt resident for his long association with the Humboldt Broncos hockey franchise.

The Battlefords Stars came up short of the SMAAAHL championship. The Stars dropped game four of the best-of-five series 3-2 to the Notre Dame Argos at the Civic Centre Saturday afternoon, giving the Argos a 3-1 series win.

The Battlefords North Stars find themselves in a hole following Saturday night's game two of their SJHL semifinal. The Melville Millionaires edged the North Stars 2-1 at the Civic Centre behind a 32 save performance by goaltender Isaiah Plett.

For the second straight series, the Battlefords North Stars have fallen behind. A balanced attack led the Melville Millionaires to a 4-1 win over the North Stars in game one of their SJHL semifinal series at the Civic Centre Friday night.

The John Paul II Collegiate Cheer Team hosted the Scholastic Provincial Cheerleading Championship Saturday at the NationsWEST Fieldhouse, attracting 36 teams from 22 schools throughout the province.