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One positive for the Battlefords Midget Stars is they are taking less penalties and working towards giving themselves a chance to be in Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League games. The negative part is the Stars are still winless.

Rarely does a shutdown defenceman get the praise and recognition for the SJHL player of the week awards, but the Battlefords North Stars defenceman Travis Sparrow played well at the Showcase and earned the honour for the week of Oct. 10 to 16.

Rarely does an Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team have an opportunity to play a morning game, but Saturday the Battlefords North Stars did as part of the SJHL Showcase in Estevan.

The leaves changing in the fall often signals the start of the cross-country running season for students and this weekend marks the end of that short season. Five John Paul II athletes will be competing in provincials this weekend at Middle Lake.

It wasn't the result they were looking for, but there were are some aspects of the Battlefords Midget Stars' game the coaching staff is impressed with.

Oct. 6, seven students from North Battleford Comprehensive High School travelled to Unity to compete in the district cross country meet. This race determined who moved on to compete at provincials in Middle Lake Saturday.

Lakeland College Rustlers men's volleyball team are set to start their regular season of Alberta College Athletic Conference play and North Battlefords' own Kendall Albert will be front and centre on the team.

Last week wasn't just about turkey. It was about ice. Humboldt's minor hockey teams all took to the ice, for some teams for the first time this season, over the Thanksgiving weekend.

The Humboldt Broncos dominated one visiting team, but fell to another in two games in just three nights. The Broncos first faced off against the Kindersley Klippers on October 5.

The Horizon Central Athletics Association Cross Country District championships were held at Lucien Lake Regional Park near Middle Lake on October 6.