Local Sports

The season has ended for the boys of winter. The Humboldt Broncos closed the season last weekend after falling to the Yorkton Terriers in Games 5 and 6 of the SJHL final series. Head Coach Dean Brockman said the defeat was disheartening for the team.

The new marketing and office manager of the Battlefords North Stars is a familiar face to readers of the Battlefords News-Optimist and the Regional Optimist.

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association's SaskFirst Bantam Tournament was held on the weekend in Regina and Zone 7, the local area team, was in tough. Friday Zone 7 lost 5-2 to Zone 6, which is the Saskatoon team, who ended up in the tournament final.

It took a few days once the Rochester Red Wings started their baseball season for North Battleford's Andrew Albers to make his debut, but once he got his chance he didn't disappoint.

During the 2009-10 hockey season Ward Szucki of Neepawa, Man. had an impressive rookie year in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

April 11 1921 - The first radio sports broadcast was a boxing match between Johnny Ray and Johnny Dundee on KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pa.

For 11 years, Karen Warington has coached athletes in the Battlefords in the North Battleford Legion Track Club and once again the season ended with some podium finishes.

The 2012 Saskatchewan First Nations Winter Games were originally scheduled to be held in the Battlefords and surrounding area with Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs hosting the event.

The NationsWEST Field House hosted a sanctioned Saskatchewan Volleyball Association event for the second time this season when 13/14U women's teams hit the court.

Once again it fell in the middle of playoffs, while the team is looking at the next game, not the next season. But that didn't stop many young hopefuls from attending the Humboldt Broncos Spring Camp April 5-7.