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The Battlefords Peewee AA Barons took another step forward in the Centre Four Hockey League provincial draw, but did so by the skin of their teeth.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has always been viewed as a developmental junior league to help players take the step from junior hockey to either college, university, the WHL or, in some cases, professional leagues.

A novice skier from the Humboldt area has been chosen to represent the province.

The Battlefords North Stars played their biggest game of the season Wednesday, but it was not their best game of the season. The North Stars hosted the Humboldt Broncos at the Civic Centre and fell 4-2, as their February record drops to 0-2-1-0.

If it came down to the crunch again, there aren't many NFL football followers who wouldn't want Ben Roethlisberger to be the one to lead their team on a final drive in the last minute of the Super Bowl. Big Ben dropped to 2-1 in the Super Bowl.

After losing three of their last four and two straight to start the final month of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League regular season, the Battlefords North Stars turn their focus to the Humboldt Broncos.

*The 2011 Tankard featured 11 of 16 teams that did not qualify for the 2010 Tankard. Of those 11 teams, nine have not played in a Tankard championship for at least three years.

The Battlefords Midget Stars were in Moose Jaw on the weekend hoping to keep their slim playoff hopes alive against the Generals, but that wasn't the case.

Five days of exciting curling at the North Battleford Civic Centre came to an end Sunday, as Pat Simmons' team played Carl deConinck Smith's team for the third time during the 2011 provincial championships.

The Battlefords AAA Sharks played their final road trip of the season, as they travelled to Weyburn to play the Golden Wings on the weekend and will be happy to have it over with.