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Vikings 1-1 after home opener

Here is a look at some other scores in local action from the past week: High School Football In football action the North Battleford Comp Vikings got a win at home Thursday night over the PA Carlton Crusaders 24-19.

Here is a look at some other scores in local action from the past week:

High School Football

In football action the North Battleford Comp Vikings got a win at home Thursday night over the PA Carlton Crusaders 24-19. The Vikings took the lead with 16 points in the first quarter. JT Lamb carried the ball 30 times for 183 yards and scored two touchdowns for the Vikings.

The win moves the Vikings to 1-1 in league play. They play PA St. Mary Thursday evening in their next action.

In nine-man football the John Paul II Crusaders went on the road last week and blew out Meadow Lake Carpenter by a 53-6 final. The Crusaders put their perfect 2-0 record on the line against Rosetown at home Thursday at 4 p.m.

Six-man play saw Hafford win again in 1A action over Eatonia, 76-35, while Unity lost to Clavet 84-78 in 2A play. 

Hockey

The pre-season is on for the Battlefords AAA Stars who played their third exhibition contest of the season at Schroh Arena versus the Saskatoon Contacts.

In that game the Stars got the win 3-2. A goal by Nicholas Steciuk tied it in the second, and then markers from Shayde Peterson and Cale Tuer-Treble (shorthanded) in the third handed them the victory.

It was the first win for the Stars in the preseason. Their next preseason games were scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 19 at home to the Saskatoon Blazers, and then Sunday Sept. 22 at home to the Lloydminster Bobcats.

Meanwhile their female counterparts, the Battlefords AAA Sharks, were one of 16 teams in action in Calgary at the Firestarter AAA tournament hosted by the Calgary Fire.

The Sharks lost their first contest to Fraser Valley Rush 5-2, lost to the Fire 4-1 in the second game, battled to a 3-3 draw to Eastman Selects before losing to Westman Wildcats 4-2 in their finale.