Local Sports

Jacy Akre needed to face just nine more shots to set the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League record when she faced the Saskatoon Stars.

Four games remain in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League and all but two teams know where they will be in the standings, while one playoff matchup is set. The Battleford Beaver Blues clinched first place with a 4-2 win in Cut Knife Tuesday.

Rome may not have been built in a day, but local ice technician Wayne Cubbon and a crew came close, as they were able to finish eight houses in five days while in Austria.

There will be no all-star game or skills competition for the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League's all-stars, all they will get is the recognition from their teammates and opponents as the season winds down.

The Darwin Bender rink showed spectators at the SaskPower Scotties Provincial Tournament of Hearts what wheelchair curling is all about last week.

If there was ever any doubt about the popularity of curling in Saskatchewan, attendance at the Humboldt Curling Club for the SaskPower Scotties Provincial Tournament of Hearts put that rumour to rest once and for all.

The Credit Union Cup is no more. Just like that there will be no Credit Union Cup, as last week the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League announced a new 10-year partnership with Canalta Hotels.

More fans are showing up at the local rinks, as provincials continue and teams either move forward in the bracket or are eliminated. The most exciting part of the local hockey season is heating up.

Victory was sweet for the Englot rink in their final match against the Lawton rink, January 29 at the SaskPower Scotties Provincial Tournament of Hearts women's provincial curling championships in Humboldt.

A new streak has begun. The Humboldt Broncos started off another win-streak by recording two over the Flin Flon Bombers on a northern road trip last weekend.