Local Sports

Before all the swimmers of the North Battleford Water Doves went their separate ways for the Easter break, the club held their annual year end water show at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre.

After winning the initiation Western Canadian Native Hockey Championship in 2009, the LRD team were at it again at the novice level this year.

Three Lakes, Englefeld Quill Lake and Watrous coaches have earned awards from the Horizon Central Athletic Association (HCAA) for their outstanding contributions to school athletics programs this past season.

It's looking to be a breakout year for Humboldt's Ryan Graf. The 17-year-old track athlete is ranked number one by Athletics Canada in the junior men's indoor 50-m sprint. He posted a Tabasco-hot time of 6.

For many players the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was a springboard to other hockey opportunities at the professional, university and college level.

No Crosby, no Toronto Maple Leafs, no problem. The first round of the NHL playoffs has been more than worthwhile for all hockey fans.

It's done. Kevin Therres' new race car is complete. "The project is done and I'm ecstatic. It looks really good," Therres told the Journal last week. "I can hardly wait to get out on the track.

The North Battleford Golf and Country Club was the place to be on the weekend and weather permitting it will be the place to be for the next four months.

Most teams require months of practice before playing in a Western Canadian hockey championship, but that wasn't the case for the Saskatchewan Tazers.

It's too early to comment on the NHL playoffs so let's try the age old formula for a column crammed with "I told you so stories" about up and coming MLB stars and maybe it is time to stick a fork in the Jays because it's not even May and they're as c