Local Sports

The Humboldt Legion Swim Team (HLST) held their sprint meet on June 12 at the Aquatic Centre. There were 77 swimmers at the meet from different clubs across the province, 17 swimmers from Humboldt.

The Unity Bantam Panthers were ready to play in the first game of a Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League double-header. In Unity, the Panthers won 18-8 in game one. Shelby Solomko was the winning pitcher as Dyan Demkiw took the loss.

Tuesday and Wednesday produced plenty of offence in the five North Saskatchewan River Baseball League games. Tuesday night, the Kindersley Raiders doubled their win total as they beat Edam 13-9 in Kindersley.

JUNE 18 North Saskatchewan River Baseball League action has the Wilkie Brewers in North Battleford to play the Beavers. Game time has been cahnged to 8:30 p.m. at Beaver Lions Stadium.

Make hay while the sun shines is just what the Meadow Lake White Sox did with the nice weather during the previous week of North Saskatchewan River Baseball League.

If at first you don't succeed, try again. The Battlefords U18/U16 combined girls' developmental soccer team earned a second chance against one of their rivals during a tournament in Saskatoon and made the most of their opportunity.

The Battlefords North Stars are sending another player south. It is more like returning another player to the United States since Grant Fahnhorst played the majority of his hockey in rinks in the United States after being raised in Lakeville, Minn.

Battlefords North Stars' fans, and anyone who follows the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for that matter, will recognize the name Mike George.

Approximately 200 people piled into the Watson Civic Centre on June 12 for the community's Sports Dinner and Auction, to listen to sports celebrities, eat a good meal, and help a good cause.

We got it. Humboldt will be hosting the 2012 RBC Cup - Canada's Junior A hockey national championship tournament in May, two years from now. Humboldt's bid committee was notified of their success by Hockey Canada on May 29.