Local Sports

Watching from the stands, the Battlefords North Stars veterans were growing anxious waiting for their chance to play in the exhibition action. Wednesday, most of them drew into the lineup and didn't disappoint.

Braden Kowlachuk is a 15-year-old Grade 10 student of Hafford Central School who qualified to compete in the annual Royal Canadian Legion Youth Track and Field Championships in Ottawa Aug. 6 to 8 at the newly renovated Terry Fox Athletic Facility.

SEPTEMBER 10-11 North Battleford Comprehensive High School will host their annual senior girls volleyball tournament. SEPTEMBER 10-11 North Battleford Golf and Country Club will host their annual club championship tournament. Tee off times are 9 a.m.

A month into the North Battleford Men's Touch Football League the Rhinos remain undefeated and the class of the league. The Rhinos downed the Headhunters 34-12 Tuesday night to move to 6-0.

A thundering herd was in the city last week. It wasn't animals, but a group of young football players.

Not one returning Battlefords North Stars dressed Tuesday night in the teams exhibition loss to the Humboldt Broncos. The final score was 8-5.

There were a lot of unfamiliar faces in key roles Friday for the North Battleford Composite Vikings to kick off the 3A football season.

Who is your favourite North Star? Just wait, you may not want to answer that just yet. The Battlefords North Stars are in the midst of evaluating and working towards their 2010-11 opening day roster.

SEPTMEBER 8 North Battleford Men's Touch Football League has one game on the schedule. The Home Hardware Broncos play the Gophers at Centennial game time is 6:30 p.m.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders improved to 28-16 all-time record in the Labour Day Classic with a 27-23 victory over the rival Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sunday before another sellout crowd of 30,048.