Local Sports

Army and air cadets from across the zone gathered in North Battleford in February. Two local squads were on the mark and will be sending teams to provincials in Regina April 14 and 15. The North Battleford Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron No.

It was the Ralph Hall rink that took top honours in the New Horizons' spring draw. They were a half game up on the Bob Krismer's foursome, and a full game up on Ed Kjargaard's group.

Maybe it was the emotional let down after winning a game seven in overtime, or the short rest between series, or simply the depth and talent of the Humboldt Broncos.

Although school volleyball season is over, the competitive club season is just heating up. The North Battleford Crush U15 team played twice in March, once winning gold and, more recently, being knocked out in the quarter-finals.

Teams across the province are two wins away from making it to HOOPLA, the high school basketball provincial tournament and just four wins away from a provincial title. Before they turn their sights to Regina's HOOPLA, they must win regionals.

Many local area arenas are days away from taking out their ice, if they haven't already done so.

The Battlefords Bantam Sharks, coached by Pat Bugler and Jamie Smith, will see their season draw to a close this weekend with an exhibition game against Spiritwood Friday.

After two games of the championship final hockey, the Maidstone Jets and Meadow Lake Stampeders solved nothing.

Big city or small town kid, it didn't really matter on the weekend. It was one-on-one for the high school provincial wrestling titles.

Game 1: Friday, March 16 in Humboldt 7:30 p.m. Game 2: Saturday, March 17 at Civic Centre 7:30 p.m. Game 3: Tuesday, March 20 in Humboldt 7:30 p.m. Game 4: Wednesday, March 21 at Civic Centre 7:30 p.m.