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It pays to practice and Doug Belyk proved it on the first end when they counted four against Peter Pauls.The second end was blanked by Pauls, but they could only get one in the third end. That was matched by Belyk in the forth and again in the fifth.

Emile Francis has been announced as a member of the class of 2014 for induction into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category.

The Battlefords AAA Stars won both of their games last weekend and still have not lost a game in 2014. The Stars traveled to St. Walburg to take on the Beardy's Blackhawks as part of SaskEnergy Hockey Weekend Saturday.

Jack Petrino scored with 2:21 left to play to give the Battlefords North Stars a 2-1 win against the Notre Dame Hounds in St. Walburg as part of SaskEnergy Hockey Weekend. The North Stars have now won eight games in a row.

Dillon Forbes scored in the 17th round of the shootout to give the Battlefords North Stars a 2-1 win over the Notre Dame Hounds at the Civic Centre Friday night.

The Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre is a beehive of activity now that the new year has come. The kids are back in school and some degree of normalcy has returned to life.

Brent Salzl scored twice and added two assists for the Beaver Blues as Battleford beat the Radisson Wheatkings 7-3 at the Battleford Arena Wednesday night. The Beaver Blues are 3-1-1 in their last five games.

The Wilkie Outlaws won all three games last weekend to push their winning streak to six in the NSRHL. The Outlaws (13-1) dominated the Turtleford Tigers 12-1 Friday night in Wilkie. Mitch Suchan led Wilkie with two goals and four assists.

The Battleford Atom AA Barons defended home ice last weekend. The Barons won the A side championship of the Battleford Atom AA Barons Tier 1 Tournament at the Battleford Arena.

The Medstead senior boys' volleyball team had a great end to an amazing year. After winning the gold medal at the 1A provincial championship in Colonsay, the team was nominated for the sportsmanship banner from the SHSAA.