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The Humboldt Broncos split a pair of games last week, losing 6-3 in La Ronge before beating Melfort 4-1 at home. In La Ronge on Sept. 25 the Broncos held a 2-1 lead after the first 20 minutes, but it was all downhill from there.

After trouncing their opponents through three preseason games, the Battlefords Midget Stars kept the hot start going into the regular season.

Penalties, penalties, penalties. For two periods it looked like their penalty-killing would be the story of the game for the Battlefords North Stars.

Leaves on the ground and 20C weather long behind us means one thing - sports, sports and more sports. There will be no shortage of games this weekend, the final one of September.

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.