Local Sports

The Battlefords Midget Stars started the 2011-12 regular season on the weekend by travelling to Wilcox to take on the Notre Dame Argos. The Argos out shot the Stars 108 to 30 while out scoring the Stars 20-4 in two games.

It was a beautiful weekend for golfers this weekend at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club participating this year in the annual Fall Scramble.

Saturday night at the Civic Centre, the Battlefords North Stars earned their third straight win and it was also viewed as a bounce back game for some of the North Stars veterans.

If the first week of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is any indication the Bauer Conference will be good this year and feature some of the league's best.

The rumours floating area the local hockey circles have finally been put to rest. As the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League prepares for its second season, the number of teams could potentially double.

Putting the players on the ice and helping with sponsorship and donations is part of what the North West Hockey Development Association's mandate and that was on display during the North Stars home opening. The North Stars began the SJHL season Sept.

It was a cold and windy day in Preeceville as the Lanigan Lazers six-man football team played their first road game of the season on September 16 against the Panthers..

The kick-off to last Friday's Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks nine-man football game saw two powerhouse programs set to swap paint in Clavet.

It was a strong start to a historic season of hockey. The Humboldt Broncos won their first game of the 2011-12 season over the Notre Dame Hounds September 17.

Boyd Wakelin was a bit of an unknown to make the Battlefords North Stars during the 2009 training camp, in fact some would consider him a long shot.