Local Sports

The players in the Battefords and District Ladies' Fastball League had the week off, not by choice, but due to the weather.

Focus on the positive.That's what they tried to do at the Humboldt Broncos' annual awards night held May 19.

It was a year for the history books, though it did not end the way many had dreamed it would - with an RBC Cup championship won at home.

As the CUPlex fundraising committee is in a final push to raise the remaining $600,000 for the multi-purpose facility, an opportunity was presented to put to rest some of the rumours and concerns that have been discussed by the public.

The MASY Challenge is a synchronized swimming competition that annually features the best swimmers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C and the Yukon.

It was easier to run with the wind than against it but athletes bravely faced it both ways last week at the Battle River Division Track and Field Meet.

The second part of the local area senior baseball teams previews comes the same week the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League season begins.

The last Battle River Archers shoot may have been at a new location, but the usual archers were on the mark again. April 28 and 29, the local club held its annual 3D outdoor tournament and Sask. Archery Association qualifier.

Two junior golfers who competed at the 2012 Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association's provincial golf championship at Kenose Lake in September were among the list of 13 to receive scholarships from Golf Saskatchewan.

The dedication, work ethic and leadership of Battlefords North Stars forward Boyd Wakelin didn't go unnoticed throughout his junior hockey career and those attributes are among the reasons he has been recruited by the Augustana Vikings for the 2012-1