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No matter which team you were looking at, it wasn't a good result for the Battlefords Thursday night. In SJHL action, the Battlefords North Stars loss their third straight game as they hosted the Flin Flon Bombers.

The North Saskatchewan River Hockey League schedule is nearly half over for two teams, Maidstone and St. Walburg, and those two teams ate sitting on top of the standings.

The Humboldt Broncos put an abrupt end to the Battlefords North Stars' 13-game winning streak by pounding them 5-0 in front of a crowd of 600 at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt on December 11.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks were trying to carry the momentum of their first win of the season into Tuesday's game, but that wasn't the case.

Their strength is growing. The Humboldt Broncos got two more wins in away games last week in Melfort and Nipawin.

They're tall, they're fast, and they're strong. And they won their home tournament last weekend.

The Battlefords North Stars threw everything they could at the La Ronge Ice Wolves Tuesday night, except perhaps the kitchen sink.

North Battleford saw their share of junior hoops Friday and Saturday as John Paul II Collegiate hosted its junior boys and girls basketball tournament over the weekend.

The Battlefords Skating Club sent five members to Bonnyville, Alta. for a regional open competition and the results were as good as they could be for the five representative from the local club.

It was the third straight weekend of Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League action in which the Battlefords Stars earned a split. This time the Stars were in Tisdale taking on the third place Trojans.