Local Sports

Some of the best cowboys and cowgirls Canada has to offer saddled up alongside some local talent and entertained for three days of wild rodeo action in the Battlefords.

Practices have causally started for Battlefords Minor Baseball players. Finalizing the teams and schedules will be done in the next few days and the regular seasons will begin.

Call it a hockey hotbed, call it home ice advantage, call it whatever you want, as long as you recognize the Saskatchewan men's and women's National Aboriginal Hockey Championship teams as national gold medalists.

Young football hopefuls were put through their paces at the sixth annual Kelly Bates football camp last weekend. The camp took place at the fields behind Humboldt Collegiate Institute on April 29 and 30.

The Humboldt Golf Club (HGC) opened its front nine to golfers on April 27, a few days earlier than anticipated. But with wet weather following shortly thereafter, the back nine remained closed to play until early this week.

Wednesday marked the first day of the Battlefords Ladies Fastball League and all eight teams were scheduled to start the season.

The Humboldt Midget AAA Dodgers baseball team is a diamond in the rough. Dodgers' coaches are hoping to sculpt the team into a fine, polished gem by season's end.

The Saskatchewan Ball Hockey Leagues is three years old and for the first time games will be played in the Battlefords. Due to the number of participants entered and the age range there will be two separate leagues operating in the Battlefords.

The NHL playoffs second round is heating up and it appears the goalies have been all but perfect, besides the triangle of goalies Philadelphia are trying to operate with.

It was the first tournament of the season at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club and by the scorecards turned in, it already looks as though the golfers are in mid-season form.