Local Sports

The Marysburg Royals managed to play just one game of senior baseball in the past week, all due to wet weather. The Royals played on June 13, picking up right where they left off after winning the Holdfast tournament in early June.

It was another perfect week in the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League for the Unity Midget Panthers as they won both their games. Wednesday, the Unity Midgets beat the Battlefords Midgets by a 9-1 score.

He no longer wears a Battlefords North Stars jersey, something he did at the beginning of his Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League career, but goaltender Adam Bartko is anything but forgotten around the Battlefords.

It wasn't what many would consider as great golf weather n the weekend, but more than 60 golfers hit the links for two days at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club.

Saturday the two BSC, Battlefords Sailing Club and Battlefords Scuba Community will combined forces in the first annual beach cleanup at Meota.

It was a day without coveralls and the opportunity to enjoy the company of others working in the industry. The Maidstone Oilmen's Golf Tournament was held Friday at the Silver Lake Regional Park.

If all goes according to plan, Atton's Lake will soon be home to the Battlefords Scuba Community's latest project, an underwater navigation course, a first for Saskatchewan and possibly for Canada.

A local hockey player has been selected to participate in the first annual Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship hockey camp later this summer. Fifteen-year-old centre Reid Gardiner of Humboldt will travel to Mississauga, Ont.

Heading into the final scheduled week of the regular season of the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League and the Unity Midgets continued to lead the way.

The much needed rain in the Northwest is welcomed by all, but it has thrown a wrench into the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League schedule.