Category Archives: Local Sports
CFL season to start on Victoria Day weekend in 2027, adds eight-team playoffs
Changes are coming to the Canadian Football League (CFL), beginning next year with season starting at the earliest date in its history.The newly-announced changes include updates to the season schedul...
Apr 28, 2026 (Image Credit: (Nicole Garn/980 CJME))
Battlefords Minor Baseball preps for start of the season
Ball season is just around the corner and Battlefords Minor baseball is ready for it. 18U AA Beavers head coach Dean Dimmers is looking forward to having a strong team. "Our strength, once we get roll...
Apr 28, 2026 The U18 Battlefords Beavers begin their season on May 2, while the U15 Beavers kick off their campaign on May 9. (Image Credit: battlefordsminorbaseball.ca)
Battlefords Pickleball Club annual tournament a success
The Battlefords Pickleball Club's annual spring tournament in memorial of Karen Williams was held over the weekend at the nationsWEST Field House with teams from across the province attending. "Very s...
Apr 28, 2026 The Battlefords Pickleball club tournament brought people to the Battlefords from cities such as Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Lloydminster. (Image Credit: Battlefords Pickleball Club)
North Battleford athletes talk winning volleyball nationals with the Lakeland Rustlers
In March, the Lakeland Rustlers Women's volleyball team took home the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national title. Three athletes on the Rustlers team are from North Battleford. Mya...
Apr 27, 2026 North Battleford's Taylor Bugg, Mya Lavallee and Charlotte Adamcryck won the CCAA volleyball national championships with the Lakeland Rustlers. (Image Credit: Michelle Bugg)
“It's part of becoming a professional": The art of offseason hockey training
When one goes to a hockey game, they are treated to nonstop back-and-forth action for 60 minutes. What they don't see is all the work the players do behind the scenes to get to a certain level. What t...
Apr 24, 2026 Hockey players across the province enter the offseason as leagues hand out their championships and put an end to the 2025-26 campaign. (Image Credit: ID 163586912 © Scottshymko | Dreamstime.com)
Star studded panel chats about career journeys ahead of 10th annual Senators Cup
A four-person panel made up of current and former professional hockey players, one being a Stanley Cup champion, helped kick off Senators Cup weekend in Prince Albert.Festivities for the 10th annual i...
Apr 24, 2026 The Senators Cup sits front and center on a table ahead of a four person panel at the Ches Leach Lounge inside the Art Hauser Centre on April 23, 2026. (Image Credit: Logan Lehmann/paNOW Staff)
Flin Flon Bombers win first championship in 33 years
Completing a four game sweep on the road against the Yorkton Terriers, the Flin Flon Bombers have broken a curse that has lasted for 33 years. This was the fourth appearance in the SJHL Finals for the...
Apr 23, 2026 The Flin Flon Bombers earned a 2-0 shutout in Game 4 of their SJHL Finals series against the Yorkton Terriers. (Image Credit: Clark Munroe/SJHL)
Battlefords Pickleball Club to host their spring tournament this weekend
On April 25-26, the NationsWEST fieldhouse will be filled with pickleball players from all over for the Battlefords Pickleball Spring tournament. This year, the tournament is being held in memorial of...
Apr 22, 2026 The Battlefords Pickleball Club spring tournament is held in memorial of former member Karen Williams. (Image Credit: Dreamstime ID: 33216831)
Battlefords area golf courses prepare for the upcoming season
While the weather hasn't permitted it yet, courses around the Battlefords are preparing for opening day with the season around the corner. North Battleford Golf and Country Club Like all the courses a...
Apr 22, 2026 Golf Courses in and around the Battlefords look to open for the season in May, weather permitted. (Image Credit: Dreamstime/109091504)
Battlefords Sharks college commitments look ahead to future careers
The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks will have a different looking squad next year, with eight of their players aging out. A good way to tell a junior team's success is the level their graduates reach...
Apr 21, 2026 All eight of the 2026 Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks graduates have committed to play hockey at the university level in the 2026-27 season. (Image Credit: Byron Hildebrand Photography/Facebook)