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While the junior curling program in Humboldt has been steadily increasing over the past three years, organizer Brian Wempe is thrilled with the significant jump in numbers for the 2012-2013 season.

It was a game the Battlefords North Stars were likely expecting to win.

The sticks are taped, the skates are laced and the Saskatchewan Hockey Association provincial draws are out. For many hockey players and fans this is the most exciting time of the season.

Not only did the Battlefords Midget Stars suffer a loss on the scoreboard Sunday against Swift Current, but they suffered a big loss to their roster as well.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks took to the ice on the weekend in a attempt to get back on the winning track, but they met up with a talented Weyburn Gold Wings team.

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings senior girls' basketball team was set to host a eight-team tournament on the weekend.

The Battlefords North Stars came close to having a perfect weekend, but in hockey there is a fine line between a prefect weekend and a disappointing weekend.

January 11 1973 - Major League Baseball's American League adopts designated hitter rule. 1984 - Denver Nuggets scored 163 points against the San Antonio Spurs, who scored 155 points in the highest-scoring National Basketball Association game.

In six days, nine Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League games were played and the big winners of last week were the Maymont Settlers.

It was a win-win situation for the Humboldt Broncos last weekend. The green and gold came back from their Christmas break to score two wins in their first two games of 2013, bringing their latest win-streak to six games.