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The Battlefords North Stars graduated nine players from the 2011-12 roster, head coach and general manager Ken Hasselberg have been hard at work piecing together another competitive Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team.

A former high school football player, who played against Rueben Mayes, explained it like junior novice hockey - Mayes would have the ball and 12 guys in a group chased after him, but couldn't catch him.

The forecast didn't look great heading into the weekend, but that didn't deter 30 golfers from competing in the Ladies' Northwest Open at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club.

It was a cool day Monday and many of the New Horizons took the word of the weather man and stayed home.There were however 22 non-believers that did brave the elements.

Who would've ever thought not having a coach for a 12-year-old boys' baseball team could eventually lead to national gold medals? That's how it worked for Morgan Sibley. Sibley, originally from Bonnyville, Alta.

As the Stanley Cup final marked the end of the 2011-12 hockey season, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was looking ahead to the 2012-13 season during its annual general meeting on the weekend.

"College athletes make large sums of money for their schools and don't see anything for it.

Time sure flies. Six of the 12 North Saskatchewan River Baseball League teams completed the first half of their schedule after Wednesday night. The rest will soon follow.

The Unity Midget Panthers have cruised through the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League season to this point and have lost just twice. Those two losses have both come at the hands of the Northwest Vipers.

It was a game of a lifetime for four Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) athletes. Josh Giddings, Drayke Unger, Tyrell Hering and Dillon Buckle all attended the Ed Henick Senior Bowl in May in Saskatoon.