Local Sports

Dennis Williams' baseball career began in Central Butte under the tutelage of Bob Champman and Ralph Peterson, both of whom played in the South Saskatchewan Baseball League with the Rowletta Lakers.

North Battlefords' Club Champion was looking to put his golfing skills to the test this week during the Saskatchewan Amateur Women's & Mid-Amateur Men's Championships at Kenosee Lake. After day one, Dwayne Johnston is tied for 16th at +6.

As the host team of a provincial championship the pressure is always on to put a competitive product on the field and this past weekend was no exception.

TeamRecordRFRA Lloydminster Meridian Twins14-015330 Lloydminster Junior Redhawks11-210048 Wilkie Brewers10-210051 Meadow Lake White Sox10-39956 Border City Blue Jays8-59060 North Battleford Beavers7-4-19669 Unity Cardinals5-4-17755 Kindersley Raiders

The North Battleford Beavers record may not be as good as they expected, but they are positioned to make the playoffs and from there anything can happen.

After climbing back into contention, Taylor Cook fell back into the middle of the pack after the third round a the SGI Canada Junior Men's Championship in Prince Albert.

A 12-0 win wrapped up the regular season for the Lloydminster Meridian Twins and a perfect 14-0 record. The Twins played the Border City Blue Jays Sunday to wrap up their season undefeated.

The Stingers soccer team dominated at both ends of the field during a tournament June 18-20 in Saskatoon. The Stingers never allowed a goal in regulation during the entire weekend and the final went down to a shoot out.

It was a beautiful weekend for a baseball tournament. The Muenster Bantam Red Sox swept the Zone 5 provincial playoffs, winning all three of their games.

It is that time of year, the time of year when all the ball teams in the area wrap up their regular league play and focus on zones and provincials.