Local Sports

The Town of Battleford will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame's community category Aug. 18. This submission is the result of detailed research done by the founder of the hall of game, the late David Shury.

The top two teams in the Battlefords Senior Soccer Association's Men's League met in the final just the way the standings suggested it should be. MNG tied the game late in regular time when Cam Foulds kicked in the tying marker.

Hockey season is quickly approaching once again and the ice will soon be in the Civic Centre in North Battleford for players and coaches to prepare for the up coming season.

The forecast was for rain but that didn't stop 26 New Horizons from golfing Thursday. At even par, and on a count-back, it was Joe Gabruch, John Dove, Art Strueby and Ken Schway taking top honours.

Bryan Forster began his baseball career in 1916 in Dysart as a batboy where his father was the manager. He progressed through the minor ball system and played some senior ball there.

Boats from Saskatchewan and Alberta gathered in Meota for the Battlefords Sailing Club Regatta once again. Although it was perfect lake weather Saturday it wasn't ideal for sailing because of the lack of wind.

Former Unity resident, Alyssa Weninger, has earned success in the sport of rowing in Canada.

In Meadow Lake this week, the first half of the Saskatchewan Summer Games came to an end, as the baseball, female soccer, basketball, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, tennis and golf athletes headed home.

After missing a month of training, Ryan Graf forged on to compete in the 2012 Canadian Junior Track and Field championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 27-29. He placed fourth in the 100 metres with a time of 10.

The Humboldt Pee Wee Dodgers are the Provincial A Baseball champions. The Provincial A Pee Wee Baseball Championship was hosted by Yorkton on July 20-22. The championship was broken into two pools of three.