Local Sports

NSRBL announce MVP Candidates for 2020 season

The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) announced its Most Valuable Player (MVP) candidates this week, following the conclusion of the regular season. Each of the 10 teams submitted a player off...

Aug 11, 2020

N.B. Beavers advance to NSRBL Final in search of first title in over 20 years

The last time the North Battleford Beavers won the North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) title, Titanic ruled the movie box office, The Spice Girls' Wannabe topped the billboard hot 100, and Ken G...

Aug 10, 2020

U16 Bandits making the most of unique summer ball season

The softball season may have been abbreviated this summer, but the U16 Battlefords Bandits are making the most of their time together on the field.To this point, the team has played just a pair of gam...

Aug 08, 2020

North Stars' Antoniuk headed to Weyburn to complete blockbuster last season

The Battlefords North Stars announced Friday, they have dealt defenceman, Liam Antoniuk to the Weyburn Red Wings to complete last year's Dec. 1 trade for all-star centerman, Ben Hiltz. A Sherwood Park...

Aug 07, 2020

North Battleford Beavers, Battlefords Trappers to face off in NSRBL playoffs

The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) playoffs begin Saturday for the two Battlefords-based teams. The North Battleford Beavers and Battlefords Trappers will bring in the post-season with a ba...

Aug 06, 2020

Local rinks plan for return to the ice

A hockey community through and through, it's a rare sight to see a summer with no ice in the local Battlefords rinks. However, due to the mandatory shutdown of ice rinks across the country back in Mar...

Aug 05, 2020

NSRBL wraps successful shortened season, shifts focus to playoffs

Like a fastball whizzing past a stunned batter at the plate, the senior baseball season has flown by, seemingly in the blink of an eye. The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) regular season wra...

Aug 05, 2020

JPII remain hopeful for football season this fall

As staff and students look ahead to their return to the classroom this fall, much uncertainty still remains surrounding high school athletics, with the football season at the top of the list.Football ...

Aug 01, 2020

Meadow Lake golfer places second at Mid-Masters Championship

Golf competition continued in Saskatchewan this week, with the 101st Senior Men's, Women's and Mid-Masters Championships in Yorkton.Chris Reid from Meadow Lake finished tied second in the Mid-Masters ...

Jul 31, 2020

SJHL hosts scheduling meeting as league remains optimistic for season

A late September start, a full 58 games, and 50 per cent fan capacity. That remains the plan for the upcoming Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season, following Wednesday evening's league meet...

Jul 30, 2020