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Three Humboldt Broncos players were awarded $500 scholarships on Sept. 21 during the St. Peter's College Award Ceremony. The awards were based on academic achievement and a written essay on the importance of education to hockey players.

Notes from the week in high school sports: Five golfers from Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) competed in the Horizon School District championships here in Humboldt on Sept. 17.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have lost three games in a row, and some would argue they've lost all the positive momentum they built up over an impressive 8-1 start. In my opinion, some people would be wrong, and here's why.

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings went into Friday night's football game against the Evan Hardy Souls out of Saskatoon with a 1-1 record on the season and looked to start their home schedule on a positive note.

When the Battleford Midget Stars beat the Saskatoon Blazers 10-1 Sept. 13, it seemed unlikely they could somehow top that performance, but they did. Thursday night, the Blazers came into the Civic Centre and weren't exactly welcomed with open arms.

After dropping their first game of the season in Kindersley at the hands of the division-rival Klippers Friday, the Battlefords North Stars were looking for redemption on home ice Saturday.

The Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League have re-assigned 17-year-old goaltender Rylan Toth to the Battlefords Midget AAA Stars. The Saskatoon native played in four preseason games for the Rebels and posted one win and two losses with a 6.

The Battlefords won't have a shortage of hockey this season, especially with the recently announced expansion of the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League.

In just their third football season, the John Paul II Crusaders are experiencing some growing pains, but showing signs of good things to come.

North Battleford's Mikaela York got her college running career off to a strong start with a fourth place finish last Saturday.