Local Sports

The horses fidget in their starting positions, the whites of their eyes visible as the anticipation builds, and then they're off, twisting around the barrels in a flurry of dirt. The drivers are yelling as they snap the reins, goading the horses on.

After three games at the Western Canadian Junior B Women's Softball Championships in Winnipeg, the Northwest Vipers are 3-0. After winning their first one 8-5 Thursday, they went on to win 9-4 over the Hamiota Hurricanes of Manitoba.

The results are in and the North Battleford Beavers can officially say they have the best player in the league on their roster. Rylan Rogers was voted as the 2010 North Saskatchewan River Baseball League's Most Valuable Player.

Battlefords Senior Soccer Men's League Standings Team Record Points GF GA Sweetgrass Light 10-3-0 30 63 33 FC Elite 9-3-2 29 62 24 Athletico 9-3-2 29 43 33 Mosquito 8-4-0 24 65 38 Thunderchild 6-8-1 19 37 44 Sweetgrass 4-9-0 12 13 25 Little Pine Duec

Wednesday marked the start of both semi finals series in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League. The first place Lloydminster Meridian Twins took on the fourth place Meadow Lake White Sox in Lloydminster.

The members of the Battlefords Scuba Community are enjoying a wet summer, and it's not all because of the down pour of rain. Members have been visiting lakes in the north-west region, getting acquainted with the conditions and seeing the sights.

It may look easy, and maybe it is. The members of the North Battleford Horseshoe Club sure made it look that way at the 2010 provincial tournament.

She's young, but a local basketball player is carrying the Canadian flag on the court.Paige Crozon of Humboldt is playing for the 2010 Cadette Women's National Team competing at the FIBA U17 World Championship in France.

There should be no shortage of depth at the forward position, as the Battlefords North Stars have signed another young forward. Ken Pearson found a new guy in Newfoundland - Shayne Morrissey is a 1992-born forward from St. John's.

Jay-Dell Mah was born and grew up in Lloydminster, where he slept in Saskatchewan and ate supper in Alberta.