Category Archives: Local Sports

North Stars fall camp signals start of hockey season
There was a real buzz at the Access Communications Centre Friday, as the Battlefords North Stars kicked off day one of their Fall Camp for the 2021-22 season.Defenceman, Wilson Steele is among the ret...
Aug 27, 2021

Albers to get major league start Friday versus Brewers
Almost four years to the day since North Battleford's Andrew Albers made his last start on the mound in the major leagues, the southpaw pitcher is set to make his return for the Minnesota Twins Friday...
Aug 26, 2021

AAA Stars signal triumphant return to hockey with OT win in preseason opener
With the clock winding down in three-on-three overtime, Battlefords hometown product Nate Monchuk picked up a pass from teammate Kobie Anderson, and raced up the ice towards the opposition goal.Barrel...
Aug 26, 2021

50 years ago: former Jr. Beavers look back on hosting 1971 National Championship
It may be 50 years since the 1971 North Battleford Junior Beavers hosted the Canadian Junior Baseball Championship in the community, but for those who were on the team, it still feels much more like y...
Aug 25, 2021

North Stars to hold fall camp this weekend
Excitement is in the air at the local rink and in the community, as the new hockey season is on the horizon. The Battlefords North Stars will hold their fall camp in preparation for the 2021-22 campai...
Aug 25, 2021

North Stars making most of second week of Hockey School
For the second week in a row, school is in session for young hockey players at North Battleford's Access Communications Centre. The Battlefords North Stars kicked off their second and final week of th...
Aug 24, 2021

Magic season for Gorst as CPCA season ends in Lloydminster
Moments where choices you make are validated rarely occur as triumphantly as Sunday afternoon for Logan Gorst.During the pandemic, the veteran chuckwagon driver from Meadow Lake, hailing from a legend...
Aug 23, 2021

Sask Baseball HOF celebrates 'home run evening' at 36th annual induction ceremony
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame held their 36th Annual Induction Ceremony, Sat., Aug. 21 at the Alex Dillabough Centre in Battleford. The event, which featured the enshrinement of 12 individual...
Aug 23, 2021

Gorst wins CPCA Dash, defending champ Baptiste takes aggregate
Meadow Lake's Logan Gorst was the man standing on the winner's podium Sunday, following a grueling final day of chuckwagon racing.The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon's last event was one of the only ...
Aug 22, 2021

Provincial Mixed Curling Championship coming to Prince Albert in October
Curling championships are on the way back to Saskatchewan, and one of the biggest of them for the year ahead will be stopping off in Prince Albert. At the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Centre Friday,...
Aug 21, 2021