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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.

Many miles have been put on by the junior women's curling team of Alison Ingram, Lisa Chamber, Blayne Nichol and Tessa Briscoe. The four girls from across the Northwest curl out of the St.

In a sport where the smallest mistake can cost you hundredths of seconds and a spot on the podium, Humboldt native Lyndon Rush and brakeman Lascelles Brown's fourth-place finish at the World Cup two-man bobsleigh race in Altenberg, Germany pushed Rus

The St. Walburg Eagles are still leaders in the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League, but Willkie won three times on the weekend and gained some ground. Wilkie sits tied for second place with Turtleford after a busy week of senior hockey.

Runners cross Main Street on the first portion of the Humboldt Resolution Run on New Year's Eve. Eighteen runners and walkers ended 2012 on the right note by taking part in the five-kilometre Resolution Run in Humboldt on December 31.

After a long holiday break, 23 days between regular season games, the Battlefords AAA Sharks were back in action Tuesday.