Local Sports

Football is thriving in the Battlefords. No longer is football a two-month season at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School - it has come to the forefront for many players no matter their age or experience.

After an 0-3 start to the season, the North Battleford Beavers have won three straight and are in the middle of the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League standings.

Trades, additions and subtractions are a way of life for a junior hockey team.

The Marysburg Royals senior baseball team had a week off, then finally, a doubleheader at home.

It's been a good season and is slowly winding down. The Humboldt and District Soccer Association has about three weeks left for league games.

Some teams are already at the halfway point of their schedules while others are just digging in, but the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League standings are now starting to take shape.

It has to be a good sign when your starting pitcher strikes out four batters in the first inning. The North Battleford Beavers' Aaron Huber did that Wednesday night against the St. Walburg Reds. The St.

Some teams are already at the halfway point of their schedules while others are just digging in, but the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League standings are now starting to take shape.

You win some, you lose some. And when it comes to the technical details, hopefully things will even themselves out.

The legacy continues. The annual Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament has become a cornerstone of the fundraising efforts for the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation.