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I was unaware the Jays had moved Mike Napoli hours after he was acquired in the Vernon Wells trade, which was a bit unsettling. I should write more of these when I'm wide awake at 4 a.m.

One semi final series is already over in Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League playoffs, while two other teams continued to battle it out this week to determine who would move on to the league finals.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford is seeking nominations for this year's inductees. The deadline is March 15. The Hall is seeking nominees in a number of different categories.

The Battlefords North Stars just couldn't wait to be done with the regular season. How else to describe what happened Tuesday - a 9-2 drubbing at the hands of the Kindersley Klippers on the road at West Central Events Centre.

The Tri-Town Buzzards have been crowned provincial midget broomball champions. The Buzzards are comprised of players from Balgonie, Odessa and Maymont. None of these communities had enough midget aged players to ice their own team.

The series matchups are all set for round 2 of the North Saskatchewan River Hockey League playoffs. Maidstone Jets will take on the upstart Edam 3 Stars in one series. Meanwhile, St.

The midget AAA Battlefords Stars had an opportunity to honor their star players over the weekend for their outstanding effort during the past hockey season. The Stars players held their year end awards banquet at the Civic Centre Sunday.

It looked promising until the third period. The Humboldt Broncos hosted the Melville Millionaires in their last home game of the regular season on February 16.

It's the first time Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) has earned this type of prestige.

The 2011 Canada Winter Games is underway from February 11-27 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Athletes from the Humboldt region are competing at the Games as part of Team Sask.