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The Battlefords North Stars will be on the ice Saturday, but before that they will be in the kitchen.

The Vikings were running wild again on the weekend, this time on the hard court in Prince Albert.

Thursday, the Battlefords Midget Stars did something they haven't done in the regular season since Oct. 9, 2008. That impressive feat - the Stars beat the Saskatoon Contacts.

After a lacklustre effort on home ice against the Melfort Mustangs Dec. 5, the Battlefords North Stars played a much more inspired game Friday in Melfort.

Four girls from the Northwest have spent the fall preparing for junior provincial playoffs and have seen their hard work pay off. The team is playing out of the St. Walburg Curling Club, but is a truly Midwest team.

The Melfort Mustangs continue to give fits to the Battlefords North Stars this season.

Good goaltending can go a long way. The Battlefords AAA Sharks found that out Wednesday night, as they were in Prince Albert to face the Bears in Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League action.

Three teams have already played a third of their regular season games, as the league wrapped up its fourth week and one of those, the St.

Coming into the season the North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings football team had some question marks to deal with.

The Battlefords Bantam AA Barons faced the top team in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League's north division Sunday and had a finish they will not soon forget. The Barons trailed the West Central Wheat Kings 6-3 with 15 minutes left to play.