Local Sports

Monday night at Beaver-Lions Stadium, the North Battleford Beavers used a five-run sixth inning to dispose of the Mid-West Expos 6-4.

They lost on the road but won huge at home. On June 22, the Marysburg Royals senior baseball team travelled to Saskatoon to take on the Saskatoon Blue Jays. The game started well as Marysburg jumped out to a 5-2 lead after two innings.

It was a smashing success. Despite the weather, around 1,500 people gathered at the Uniplex grounds on June 26 to watch the 40th annual JCI Humboldt Demolition Derby.

The Humboldt Midget AAA Dodgers split a doubleheader last weekend against the visiting Regina Wolfpack, taking the opening game 8-3 but losing the second match by a count of 4-2.

June 21 marked the first day of summer and during the short summer season residents of the Battlefords and area are drawn to the shores of Jackfish Lake.

The weather looked a little dodgy at times, but competitors were able to get in the Battlefords North Stars Golf Classic on the weekend.

The Battlefords Ladies' Fastball League swung into its final games of the regular season Tuesday night. All cancelled games except for two were completed when Tuesday night's games wrapped up.

Paddling and portaging events marked National Canoe Day across the country on June 26.

The Unity Cardinals blanked the Mervin Flyers 5-0 in Unity, while the North Battleford Beavers lost a wild one to the Raiders in Kindersley 9-8 in North Saskatchewan River Baseball League Action.

One championship season is an accomplishment on the baseball diamond, but for one group of players from Lashburn one championship wasn't enough.