Local Sports

It was a nice night for ball Wednesday, as the Battlefords and District Ladies' Fastball League was in full swing with three games at the Flats in Battleford and one played in Unity.

One chapter ends, another begins. So it is in the life of Kelly Bates. The Humboldt native announced his retirement from professional football last week, then accepted a position as assistant coach with his former team, the B.C. Lions.

The rejuvenation of the North Battleford High School Vikings' football program and the dedication to improvement and success is something the coaching staff is proud to be a part of.

The Saskatchewan Golf Hall of Fame is in its second year of inducting some of Saskatchewan's best golfers and builders of the sport and they are asking for the public's help.

It is time for the conference championships series in the NHL to start and since I'm in the rearview mirror of nearly everyone in my playoff hockey drafts it is time to quickly change the discussion.

Any and every summer sport a young athlete would want to be involved in was being played Monday night in the Battlefords.

For the past month, news from the Battlefords North Stars office has been quiet, but that changed Monday when it was announced graduating forward Mitch Galbraith had committed to a Canadian university for the next hockey season.

NHL Boston vs. Philadelphia - I'd take Boston because of Tim Thomas, and if there really is a tooth fairy she might need to shake out the piggy bank, it's going to be rough. Five games should be all they need.

Some of the best cowboys and cowgirls Canada has to offer saddled up alongside some local talent and entertained for three days of wild rodeo action in the Battlefords.

Practices have causally started for Battlefords Minor Baseball players. Finalizing the teams and schedules will be done in the next few days and the regular seasons will begin.