Local Sports

Twin Rivers Curling Club to return ice next week

The Twin Rivers Curling Club will be putting their ice back in the rink next week, signaling the return of the curling season.General manager of the club, Doug Flasch, said the plan is to turn the pla...

Sep 25, 2020

Provincial Coaches Week shines light on locals making a difference (Pt. 3/3)

In celebration of Coaches Week in Saskatchewan, battlefordsNOW has been highlighting some of the countless community coaches, who help to make local athletics possible.The following is part 3/3 in the...

Sep 25, 2020

Provincial Coaches Week shines light on locals making a difference (Pt. 2/3)

In the spirit of Coaches Week in Saskatchewan this week, battlefordsNOW is turning the spotlight on local coaches in the community, to highlight those who make youth athletics possible in the communit...

Sep 24, 2020

Provincial Coaches Week shines light on locals making a difference (Pt. 1/3)

Teamwork, dedication, work ethic and self-confidence. These are four key pillars of what makes participation in sport of great value to youth in a community, and four qualities good coaching helps to ...

Sep 23, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert:Edmonton to host world junior championship with no fans

EDMONTON - The 2021 world junior hockey championship will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton with no fans in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic.The event was originally scheduled to be held in...

Sep 17, 2020

North Stars players react to unique NHL postseason

It has been a bizarre year for sports in many respects due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the hockey world has been no exception. As the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season remains ...

Sep 16, 2020

North Stars Breakfast Club in full swing in the Battlefords

It is said, early bird gets the puck... or something like that.Either way, there's nothing like a little bit of hockey to start the morning right. The North Stars Breakfast Club kicked off this week a...

Sep 15, 2020

North Stars looking to make most of unique fall camp

The Battlefords North Stars will host a fall camp for team prospects and potential players Oct. 2 to 4, ahead of their official team training camp, the club has announced. No returning players, or pre...

Sep 09, 2020

From tee to green: Golf thriving amid COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic shut down sports in the middle of March as concern grew for the virus.Some professional sports began playing in bubbles, and most sports have played without fans. Youth sports an...

Sep 09, 2020

BMF Bucks to forego season, still hold fall camp

It's been nothing short of a half-decade of dominance exemplified by the Battlefords Minor Football (BMF) Bucks, since the team joined the Saskatoon-based Kinsmen Football League ranks five years ago....

Sep 03, 2020