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Amber Holland's recent victory at the Scotties' Tournament of Hearts has given Joan McCusker pause to look back on her own storied success in the rings.

The Alan Rogers rink of Agnes Tkatchuk, Henry Tkatchuk, Ralph Soiseth and Rogers came on strong in the last half of the New Horizons winter curling season to capture the New Horizon trophy on the last day of regular curling.

It was nearly a year ago when the News-Optimist reported on Bryce Gervais earning co-MVP honours with the Prince Albert Mintos of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. This season Gervais added more accolades to his young hockey career.

It isn't over yet, but the St. Walburg Eagles have the Edam 3-Stars right were they want them in the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League championship series. Game one Friday was played in St.

The Mohawks girls are still alive and kicking. The Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) senior girls' basketball team battled through a tough weekend of competition to ensure themselves a berth in 4A regionals.

One loss and a huge win. That's the story of Games 3 and 4 of the Humboldt Broncos' series against the Melfort Mustangs in the first round of playoffs. In Game 3, played in Melfort on Tuesday, March 8, the Broncos suffered a frustrating 4-0 loss.

Three famous Canadian athletes shared memories, words of wisdom, and laughter with close to 200 people at a sports banquet in Humboldt last week.

You win some, you lose some. Things didn't go quite as well as hoped for St. Gregor's Muyres clan last week, but both Dallan and Kirk Muyres did gain some valuable experience curling at an elite level.

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School wrestling team participated in the Rural Regional Wrestling Championships in Swift Currant Saturday and now some from NBCHS have their eye on provincials.

The Humboldt Broncos were able to score two wins in their series against the Melfort Mustangs, but that was it. The Mustangs claimed their fourth win in Game 6, played in Humboldt March 13.