Local Sports

The Calgary Flames opened up their development camp Wednesday, and it had a local feel. Brody Hoffman, from Wilkie, is one of 44 total prospects and one of the five goalies at the camp.

The Junior B Ladies' Fastball Championship was won by the host team in Unity last weekend.

The well-oiled machine that is the Muenster Red Sox just keeps rolling on after another successful weekend of baseball.

Rhett Feser has experienced more good news this baseball season. His success in his first year with the Badlands Baseball Academy is one thing, but now the accomplishments keep coming.

Every year the AAA all-star game showcases the talents of the top players who are just one step away from Major League Baseball. This year's game will feature a player in his first year of AAA baseball, Andrew Albers.

Being an umpire, or official in any sport, can be a tough job. Fans and players will never be happy with the calls that are made, and the umpire will hear about it.

Wednesday night on the Battleford Flats marked opening day of the Battlefords Ladies' Fastball League playoffs, and it didn't disappoint.

A major golf tournament is in full swing here in Humboldt. The provincial amateur and senior women's championships teed off at the Humboldt Golf Club yesterday and will run until tomorrow.

Howard Weitzel's been pitching horseshoes since he was just a kid growing up on his dad's farm in Edam and 80 years later he's still going. When he was 14 he started playing against men at picnics and just kept getting better.

Humboldt residents: What are you doing three years from now? How about watching the Saskatchewan Summer Games right here on the grounds of the Uniplex? Well, if Humboldt's bidding committee has their way, that could very well happen.