Local Sports

The Battlefords North Stars are in the middle of a five-game road stretch and entering Tuesday's game in Nipawin they were 3-0 on the road. They are perfect on the road no more.

It was an unsuccessful week for the Humboldt Broncos as they hit the road for three games between September 27 and October 1. The team failed to come up with a win in any of their games, though two came within one point.

As of Thursday evening, just four games remained in the North Battleford Touch Football League and final league standings are still yet to be determine. The Rhinos all but locked up second place with a win Tuesday over the Broncos with a 42-12 score.

The impressive bounce back season for North Battleford's Andrew Albers continues, as the local left handed pitcher is currently in Panama City, Panama playing with team Canada in the International Baseball Federation World Cup.

The pre-district cross country running meet was held in Middle Lake on September 27.

Cue the "Rocky" music: The Clavet Cougars clambered from their bus into the hostile environs of Glen Hall Park for their rematch with the Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks in nine-man football action on September 30.

On an extremely windy day, the Lanigan Lazers took their show on the road to battle Wynyard's Bears in a regular six-man league game of high school football on September 30.

To say the frustration is setting in for the Battlefords Midget Stars may be an understatement. The Stars lost their fifth straight Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League game Wednesday night as they hosted the Beardy's Blackhawks.

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings were in search of their second win after coming off a 17-2 victory over Bedford Road Sept. 22, as they played Marion Graham in Saskatoon Friday.

Starting off the 2011-12 Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League season with just 11 skaters proved not to be too big of a problem after all for the Sharks.