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When you hear the term 'tis the season this time of the year it usually takes on a different meaning than suspension season in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League.

It was like watching two different teams wearing Battlefords North Stars jerseys in the final Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League game of 2012 at the Civic Centre. The North Stars looked to snap a losing streak Dec.

Two of the eight teams in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League are perfect heading into the Christmas break. The Battleford Beaver Blues are 4-0-0-0 on the season with their most recent wins coming by 14-4 and 13-4 scores.

It will be a tropical holiday for a group of girls from Humboldt. The Humboldt Basketball Club, consisting of nine girls from Humboldt and one from Outlook, will be headed to Hawaii from December 17 to January 4 to play basketball.

As the North Stars went into a bit of a slide in the past two weeks, they were left off the weekly Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League honours, however, their opponents were not. The SJHL player of the week was Flin Flon's Dillan McCombie.

A junior girls' basketball game between Muenster Cougar's and Watrous Wildcat's was held in Muenster on December 15. Watrous won the game 76-12.

There was a lot of puck movement, and not a lot of scoring, but the end result was another win for the Humboldt Broncos. The Broncos took on the Melfort Mustangs at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt on December 13.

It was a battle two nights running, but the Broncos emerged victorious from their trip north last week. The Humboldt Broncos travelled to LaRonge December 16 for a two-game series against the Ice Wolves.

The Battlefords Midget Stars have been playing much better hockey over the last month and it has showed as they earned their fourth straight weekend split.

December 21Battlefords North Stars host the Humboldt Broncos in SJHL action. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Centre. December 21Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League has the Battlefords Beaver Blues in Glaslyn for an 8 p.m. start.