Local Sports

It was a great game for Humboldt Broncos fans. The Broncos played the Melfort Mustangs on December 9 at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt.

About 300 people came out to watch the Saskatchewan Curling Tour Men's Bonspiel on December 7-9 hosted by the Humboldt Curling Club. Eighty curlers from 24 teams competed for points, hoping to make it to Provincials in Melfort.

It's a seriously competitive sport, but it's also a sisterhood. Roller derby came to Humboldt early in the year. In May, it turned into the Humboldt Roller Derby League - a serious club dedicated to competing in the sport.

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.