Local Sports

The Battlefords North Stars Annual Prospects Camp will take place at the North Battleford Civic Centre April 4 - 6. Two teams of prospects will take the ice in practice and scrimmage situations over the course of thethree-day identification camp.

Cameron Blair scored his fourth and fifth goals of the playoffs to lead the Battlefords North Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Estevan Bruins in game five of their SJHL quarter-final series at the Civic Centre Friday night.

Despite coming from behind in the third period, the Battlefords Stars dropped game one of the SMAAAHL final 5-4 in overtime to the Notre Dame Argos Saturday night in Wilcox. The Stars trail the best-of-five series 1-0.

When this gets to the press, the New Horizons will be playing the wind-up games of the season.The rinks playin a money spiel March 25 consisting of three four-end games against teams more or less of the same calibre.

Battlefords members of Rider Nation were in full force at the Civic Centre Saturday afternoon to see Saskatchewan Roughriders hockey? Yes, it was hockey that was the attraction on the weekend.

The Wilkie Outlaws took a 2-1 NRSHL final series lead over the St. Walburg Eagles with a 5-0 shutout Wednesday night. The Outlaws jumped out a 3-0 lead after the first period.

For the Humboldt Broncos, the first four games of their playoff series with the Melfort Mustangs have been, to borrow a line from Charles Dickens, a tale of two cities. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times .

Prior to the Battlefords Stars 4-1 win Saturday afternoon over the Prince Albert Mintos in game three of their SMAAAHL semifinal series, league vice-president Scott Owens presented league awards to the team.

Kendall Fransoo picked an opportunistic time to score his first career SJHL playoff goal.

With curling gaining popularity all over the province and in Canada, especially since the double gold medals won on the Olympic stage, a new style of curling spiel has begun gaining ground.