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The Battlefords Pee Wee AA Barons have moved on after winning Round 3 of the provincial playoffs over West Central. They moved on following a 4-3 overtime win Wednesday night in Kindersley. They now take on Saskatoon in the next round.

The season may have come to an abrupt end, but for rookie forward Kyle Hall it will be great season to look back on. Hall was named the SJHL's Rookie of the Month for February.

If the Battlefords North Stars want to see the Civic Centre again this season they must win in Flin Flon.

It was a bunch of hardy souls who participated in the 2011 Jackfish Lake Ice Fishing Derby. The 15th annual event took place between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Feb.

It took more than 60 minutes of hockey for the Radisson Wheat Kings to finish off the Battleford Beaver Blues and advance to the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League finals.

I was unaware the Jays had moved Mike Napoli hours after he was acquired in the Vernon Wells trade, which was a bit unsettling. I should write more of these when I'm wide awake at 4 a.m.

One semi final series is already over in Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League playoffs, while two other teams continued to battle it out this week to determine who would move on to the league finals.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford is seeking nominations for this year's inductees. The deadline is March 15. The Hall is seeking nominees in a number of different categories.

The Battlefords North Stars just couldn't wait to be done with the regular season. How else to describe what happened Tuesday - a 9-2 drubbing at the hands of the Kindersley Klippers on the road at West Central Events Centre.

The Tri-Town Buzzards have been crowned provincial midget broomball champions. The Buzzards are comprised of players from Balgonie, Odessa and Maymont. None of these communities had enough midget aged players to ice their own team.