Local Sports

The seventh tournament of the season for the North Battleford Crush, the U15 girls team, took place April 21 and 22 in Saskatoon. The Crush competed in the club volleyball provincial championship and looked to add to their impressive season.

Hockey legend Theoren Fleury was in North Battleford Saturday, as Canadian Tire invited him to help celebrate its grand reopening of the store.

It wasn't so much that she saw herself as inspiration, but instead looked at body building as a way to practice what she preached and intensify her way of life.

The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association held its annual general meeting last week and new volunteers began to fill the vacant spots on the board. The new president will be Dean Dimmick.

Monday, the sky cleared for the New Horizons, the sun shone and out came 34 members. Five first timers hit the links with the New Horizons and helped to make nine teams.

Catherine Sperle had a desire to be more healthy and have a body image she was happy with. She changed her routine and her life to do that. Sperle talked in 2009 at a 25-year high school reunion with another person about fitness attempts.

Battlefords Karate-Do sent 15 club members to Lloydminster for the second of two Genbukai Karate competitions of the season.

The senior baseball season is less than a month away and the schedule has been finalized. The North Battleford Beavers will start the season May 22 at home to the Wilkie Brewers.

Before the Battle River Archers are set to take aim outside, but before they do that this weekend they wrapped up the indoor archery season at the Saskatchewan Archery Association's indoor provincial competition in Prince Alberta April 14 and 15.

The season is over and now teams and the executive of the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League will look to the 2012-13 campaign.