Category Archives: Local Sports
North Stars and Terriers set for Game 1 tonight
The Battlefords North Stars and Yorkton Terriers will play Game 1 of their second-round playoff series tonight at the N.B. Civic Centre. The North Stars are coming off a seven-game series with Flin Fl...
Mar 29, 2019 North Stars' forward Matthias Urbanski, pictured here in game action against the Terriers earlier this season at the Civic Centre. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Thursday's Scoreboard
Thursday's GamesMidget AABattlefords 4, Swift Current 1BATT leads Provincial Final 1-0 NHLFlorida 5 Ottawa 2N.Y. Islanders 5 Winnipeg 4Dallas 3 Edmonton 2 (SO)Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 2 (SO)Columbus 6 ...
Mar 29, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Marquee matchups aplenty for Stars, Terriers in round 2
Each coming off a seven-game series in Round 1, the showdown between the Battlefords North Stars and Yorkton Terriers looks to be a star-studded affair with game-breaking players on either side, makin...
Mar 28, 2019 North Stars’ forward Macgregor Sinclair took home MVP at the team’s annual awards banquet following the regular season for good reason. The veteran has logged big minutes for the team in all situations this postseason. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Wednesday's Scoreboard
Wednesday's GamesWHLPA 4, Red Deer 1PA wins series 4-0Saskatoon 4, Moose Jaw 3 (OT)SAS wins series 4-0SMAAAHLHounds 3, Tisdale 2Hounds lead series 2-0 NHLPhiladelphia 5 Toronto 4 (SO)Boston 6 N.Y. Ran...
Mar 28, 2019
Umpiring clinics set for Battlefords and area
Baseball season is coming and those looking to become umpires will have a chance to do so at an upcoming clinic.Kirk Schafer, an umpire out of Wilkie, says anyone with experience when it comes to offi...
Mar 27, 2019 Umpire clinics are on the horizon as baseball season approaches. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars and Terriers show resiliency on route to round two
Coming off a 4-1 win Tuesday in game seven of their first round playoff series with the Flin Flon Bombers, the Battlefords North Stars are moving on to the league semifinals where they will play the Y...
Mar 27, 2019 The Battlefords North Stars will take on the Yorkton Terriers in Round 2 of the SJHL playoffs.
Silvernagle prepares for mixed provincials in Estevan
This weekend, the provincial curling scene switches to Estevan as the mixed curling provincial play downs will be front and centre at their curling club. Team Ackerman will be back to defend their tit...
Mar 27, 2019 Robyn Silvernagle will compete in the mixed provincial playdowns in Estevan this weekend. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday's GamesSJHLFlin Flon 1, Battlefords 4BATT wins series 4-3Yorkton 4, Nipawin 3YOR wins series 4-3Humboldt 2, Estevan 3EST wins series 4-3SMFAAAHLRegina 2, Saskatoon 3SAS wins series 3-0WHLSaska...
Mar 27, 2019
Stars punch ticket to Round 2 with Game 7 win over Bombers
The Battlefords North Stars defeated the Flin Flon Bombers 4-1 Tuesday night at the NB Civic Centre to wrap up their first-round playoff series in Game 7, and punch their ticket to the second round. S...
Mar 27, 2019 Stars' goalie Joel Grzybowski, pictured here shaking hands with Bombers' forward Brandson Hein at the conclusion of two teams' seven-game series. Grzybowski kept Hein and the Bombers' offence to two goals or fewer in five of the seven games. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
NBCHS senior girls clinch school’s first-ever HOOPLA Championship
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) senior girls basketball team clinched the school's first-ever HOOPLA Championship over the weekend. The Vikings' senior girls began their tournam...
Mar 26, 2019 The NBCHS senior girls basketball team took home their first HOOPLA championship in school history over the weekend. Making it to the prestigious tournament for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, Head Coach Bryan Cottini called the victory an emotional one for not only the players who won, but former players who followed the team’s journey to the championship. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)