Local Sports

Hockey is Canada's game and very popular in rural Saskatchewan. While hockey has been mostly played by males, there have always been female teams.

It was a closer score than the last time the Battlefords AAA Sharks played the Prince Albert Bears, but the Sharks still suffered the loss. Saturday in Prince Albert, the Sharks ended the 2010 portion of their schedule with a 3-0 loss.

The Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks nine-man football team had an amazing season this year, accumulating in a provincial championship which was evident at their award banquet for 2010.

The North Battleford Comprehensive High School wrestling team recently tussled in their first tournament of the season. Medals were won and valuable experience was gained.

In head coach Trevor Sack's third game behind the bench, the Battlefords Midget Stars likely deserved a better result than an 8-5 loss to the Saskatoon Contacts Wednesday evening.

The passing of Dale Willick earlier this month was not only mourned by the entire North Saskatchewan River Hockey League, but in particular his home town team, Spiritwood, which coached for years.

It's early in the season, but the home team showed what it's made of at a tournament on the weekend. The Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks senior girls' basketball team hosted the annual Humboldt Invitational Tournament (H.I.T.

Fists were flying, and so were the sticks and the clipboard Tuesday night at the Civic Centre,as the Battlefords North Stars dropped a 5-4 decision on home ice to the Kindersley Klippers.

The Battlefords Wildlife Federation held their annual horns scoring night and had nearly 20 per cent more head from last year.

The Saulteaux 3-Stars played first Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League games last week, but their league debut didn't go exactly as they planned. Thursday night, Maymont improved to 3-0 with a 9-0 win over Saulteaux in Maymont.