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The Annaheim Rebels are off to Provincials. The senior boys' volleyball team from Annaheim won a berth to Provincials at the 1A boys' regional tournament they hosted November 17.

They displayed determination and fight, but didn't get the wins. The Englefeld Eagles hosted the 1A Girls' Volleyball Provincial Championship tournament November 16-17, but didn't get to claim a medal.

The Battlefords North Stars moved up a spot in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Source Embroidery Power Rankings this week and were one of the few teams to move.

The Battlefords North Stars were looking strong defensively, but after Kyle Schmidt was recalled by the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League and Cody Bird went home to Wainwright, the team has been searching for more depth on defence.

Five in a row, 5-0. The Humboldt Broncos won 5-0 over the Melfort Mustangs at the Elgar Petersen Arena on November 13, getting to their fifth win in a row on their most-recent streak.

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia is a long way from Saskatchewan, but that's where Humboldt Broncos head coach Dean Brockman was hanging his hat from November 5-11.

The older you get the kinder - or so I believed until the morning of Nov. 13 when I went to the Northland Power Curling Centre and saw three teams nearly go off the board on their opponents.

The Battlefords Midget Stars were doing some major housing cleaning on the weekend, not with their personnel or roster, but on the ice, as they earned their first weekend sweep since Jan. 15 and 16 of 2011.

The rollercoaster ride that has been the Battlefords North Stars' season so far was heading back in the up direction this past weekend.

The rosters have been submitted and the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League is underway for another season. The defending champion Maidstone Jets weren't in action in the first week of games, as there were four games on the schedule.