Local Sports

Standing at 63? and weighing in at 280 pounds, Ben Gieni is noticeable in any room he enters and come Saturday Gieni hopes to be noticed on the football field with the University of Regina Rams.

The Battlefords Karate-Do Club members are used to travelling for their annual tournaments, but not this time. The local club hosted the Fall Genbukai Karate championships Saturday at the Don Ross.

The Battlefords North Stars shouldn't be left shaking their heads when thinking about the effort and game they played Tuesday night at the Civic Centre. Ddespite the strong game from the team, they fell 3-1 to the Humboldt Broncos.

Oct. 27, the Battlefords Bantam Sharks opened their East Central Alberta Female Hockey League season and did so with a 5-4 win over Viking at the Civic Centre. The next day, the Sharks travelled to Vermilion and earned an 8-0 victory.

The Battlefords Midget Stars hold the eighth spot in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League standings after earning three of a possible four points on home ice. "We were happy with getting three of four points," said Stars head coach Martin Smith.

The North Stars entertained their families on the weekend, not only on the ice, but off it as well, as it was the team's annual parents and billets weekend.

Seventeen-year-old Jessica Sibley keeps climbing the ladder of her hockey success story. Jess is athletic and loves playing all sports, but it was the rink she was always drawn back to. She started playing hockey at age four.

North Battleford Comprehensive High School hosted teams from inside and outside the province at the Vikings Senior Boys' Volleyball Tournament this past weekend.

The Battlefords Midget AAA Barons played just once on the weekend, that was on home ice against the Beardy's Blackhawks. The Barons started out with a 1-0 lead after Quinton Cubbon scored from Logan Nachtegaele.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's defending champions are 9-4-1-0 and not ranked in the countries top 20 teams.