Local Sports

Air Cadet Sgt. Jason Reimer, who won gold in the pursuit race at the national cadet biathlon competition in Val Cartier, Que. March 3 to 8, has also earned a Jean-Philippe Le Guellec Award.

Coming into the season, the North Battleford Comprehensive High School basketball programs appeared to be in rebuild mode simply because of the players who graduated and just three graduates on this roster. Not so fast.

There is but one more draw in the New Horizon regular curling before the big cash spiel March 26.Still leading at this time is the Korpach rink; followed closely by Lambie and Horrell.

March 14 1960 - Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlain sets a National Basketball Association playoff record with 53 points. 1962 - Gordie Howe becomes the second National Hockey League player to scored 500 goals in his career.

With 15 teams entered in Rosetown to compete it the Dominion Women's Provincial Championship there was no shortage of action packed games.

Skate Humboldt held their annual figure skating carnival with the theme "Wild Kingdom" on March 10 at the Elgar Petersen Arena.

The first two games of the best-of-seven north division semifinal between the Humboldt Broncos and the Melfort Mustangs hit the ice Friday, March 8 in Humboldt and Saturday night in Melfort.

Each district or region in Saskatchewan could send four wrestlers per weight class to the 2013 Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association provincial championship at the University of Regina this weekend.

4A Boys It was originally scheduled to be a six-team bracket for the conference basketball playoffs at John Paul II on the weekend, but at the last minute, Bedford Road backed out of the competition.

One of the two teams playing in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League final had two players earn regular season awards for their play during the 2012-13 season. Spiritwood's Tyson Turgeon was named the most valuable defenceman.