Local Sports

Ed Stefureak was born Sept. 7, 1933, in Vegreville, Alta. As a 15-year-old, he played with his home team in tournaments around the province, as a pitcher and key member of the local nine.

Rarely is it a good thing when the numbers on the golf course drastically increase, but in the case of the Battlefords United Way golf tournament the rise in the number of participants and sponsors was welcomed with open arms.

The ice may be out of the Civic Centre, but there has been no shortage of work coming from the Battlefords North Stars hockey club.

The North Battleford Beavers appeared to have things moving in the right direction Monday in Wilkie, as they played a make up game against the Wilkie Brewers.

Monday evening at the Battleford Flats, the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League was underway with game one of the championship final and the consolation on the diamonds.

The NSRBL got back to action after the Canada Day long weekend with three games Monday night. The Brewers doubled up the Unity Midgets 14-7, the Juniors rolled over St.

The province's top seven teams competed for this year's Squirt "A" Boys' Provincial Fastball Championship in Warman over the long weekend.

The playoffs continued Wednesday night in the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League. Four teams were in action in two games at the Battleford Flats in the double-elimination format tournament.

The parents of the Unity Panther Squirt team are wearing their sunburns with pride after a hot weekend of provincial ball in Kindersley July 2-3. The girls wrapped up the 2011 ball season with a provincial C title for Saskatchewan North.

The 2011 club volleyball season was a solid one for the Battleford Ballistic 18U boys' team representing the Battlefords and area. Ten young men competed around the province at various tournaments.