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Hockey fans in the Battlefords could be in store for championship bantam hockey action in 2017 if all goes well.

Let me first say this: Looking back, if you had to make a trade, would you sacrifice the worst season in Roughrider history in order to experience the greatest? Look at it this way.

The John Paul II Crusaders are into the provincial semifinals in 3A nine-man football. The Crusaders were on the road in Esterhazy Saturday afternoon and decisively defeated the Esterhazy Warriors 40-12.

The Battlefords North Stars knew they were in for a good test against a strong, first-place Weyburn Red Wings team to begin their southeast road trip.

After starting the season 2-0, the Battlefords Sharks have fallen on some hard times of late in female midget AAA action.

A bad third period sank the Battlefords AAA Stars against the Prince Albert Mintos on the road at the Art Hauser Centre Sunday afternoon. The five-goal third period turned what had been a back-and-forth affair into a one-sided final score.

The senior Vikings were in Prince Albert Wednesday evening to take on the St. Mary Marauders in their first round playoff game. It was not to be. Before their home crowd, the Marauders defeated the Vikings convincingly, 28-7.

The My Community Cares initiative to raise funds to finance a new day centre for the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre has announced more donations to the project.

While there is a lot of hockey action going on in the Battlefords right now, it鈥檚 still a few weeks before the season starts up for teams in the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League.

Fresh off the heels of yet another winning week, another member of the Battlefords North Stars has earned some welcome recognition. Cody Spagrud of the North Stars was named SJHL player of the week.