Local Sports

Two Battlefords Barons AA teams began action in the Centre Four Hockey League and the result was the same for both. The Parkland Pulse Peewee AA Barons hosted the West Central Wheat Kings Saturday at the Don Ross Arena and lost 4-2.

Two more games, two more wins.

Sunlight filtered through the trees as buses, vans, trucks and cars filled with young runners made their way east of Meadow Lake last Thursday. The Northwest School Division hosted their district cross-country running championship at St.

The autumn sun gleamed off the horses and sparkled in the eyes of the riders as Hillside Acres hosted a hunter/jumper horse show Saturday.

The Saskatoon Hilltops are preparing for their final home game of the regular season in which the team is 5-1 and will surely make another run at appearing in the Prairie Football Conference championship.

There has never been a doubt of Canadian hockey players' heart, but after losing in the Olympics in Nagano in 1998, Hockey Canada knew there had to be a bigger focus on the natural skill of Canadian hockey players.

A big field, some warm weather, and a small number of players greeted fans of soccer last week. The Muenster Cougars senior boys' soccer team hosted the Three Lakes Avengers in a seven-on-seven game on September 27.

Sunday all eight teams in the North Battleford Touch Football League took to the field playing quarter final match ups with some surprises. The seventh place Home Hardware Broncos surprised the second place Gophers with a 36-35 win.

After qualifing from the Battle West and Northwest school divisions, a handful of local high school golfers hit the links for the provincial grass green championship in Humboldt Sept. 24 and 25.

At times during the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League game Tuesday, the North Stars looked to be turning the corner, but that was not enough to beat Melfort and get in the win column.