Category Archives: Local Sports
Thursday's Scoreboard
Thursday's GamesSFMAAAHLSaskatoon 3, Notre Dame 1 NHLEdmonton 4 Columbus 1Montreal 4 N.Y. Islanders 0Calgary 5 Ottawa 1Vegas 5 Winnipeg 0Tampa Bay 6 Carolina 3Boston 5 New Jersey 1Florida 4 Arizona 2S...
Mar 22, 2019

Wednesday's Scoreboard
Wednesday's GamesSJHLBattlefords 1, Flin Flon 2 (OT)BAT leads 3-1Nipawin 2, Yorkton 5YOR leads 3-1SMAAAHLRegina 2, Hounds 5SFMAAAHLRegina 3, Swift Current 2 NHLVancouver 7 Ottawa 4Winnipeg 3 Anaheim 0...
Mar 21, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)

Bombers pull out must-win, send the series back to Battlefords 3-1
Heading into action with a 3-0 series lead, the Battlefords North Stars fell 2-1 to the Flin Flon Bombers Wednesday night in Game 4 of the quarterfinal series. Stars' goaltender Joel Grzybowski stoppe...
Mar 21, 2019 A tight series, and heated battle: Wednesday night marked the third straight game of the Stars’ and Bombers’ first round matchup to go to OT through the first four games of the series. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Orcas continue strong season, earn eight medals at Prairie Champs Competition
The Battlefords Orcas Swim Club had yet another impressive showing over the weekend.Five swimmers travelled south to Regina to compete at the Prairie Champs competition, which is the premier champions...
Mar 20, 2019 Clockwise: Elizabeth Johnson, Slade Pruden, Madison Higgs, Brandon Nord. MISSING: Reece Sommerfeld (submitted/John Mcleod)

Up 3-0, Stars can sweep series with Bombers tonight in Game 4
The Battlefords North Stars enter action tonight at the Whitney Forum in Flin Flon for Game 4 of their first round, best-of-seven series with the Flin Flon Bombers. Leading the series 3-0, the Stars s...
Mar 20, 2019 Stars’ captain, Cody Spagrud has been a force to deal with for the Bombers’ forwards all series long, logging huge minutes in all situations to lead his team from the blue line. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday's GamesSJHLBattlefords 3, Flin Flon 2 (OT)BAT leads 3-0Estevan 4, Humboldt 8HUM leads 3-1Melfort 1, Kindersley 2 (OT)MLF leads 3-1Nipawin 2, Yorkton 3YOR leads 2-1WHLKelowna 1, Kamloops 5WHL P...
Mar 20, 2019

North Stars take 3-0 stranglehold in series with Bombers
The Battlefords North Stars topped the Flin Flon Bombers 3-2 in overtime Tuesday night, to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in the two teams' best-of-seven quarterfinal playoff series. Bombers' rooki...
Mar 19, 2019 Stars' defensmen Matthew Fletcher and Noah Form, seen celebrating here, each picked up a goal for the team in the Stars' 3-2 overtime win over Flin Flon Tuesday night. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Stars aim to keep rolling as series shifts to Flin Flon for Game 3
Holding a 2-0 series lead over the Flin Flon Bombers in their first round quarter-final matchup, the Battlefords North Stars hit the road for game three tonight, as the series shifts to the Whitney Fo...
Mar 19, 2019 North Stars’ forward MacGregor Sinclair and Bombers’ forward Nate Hooper have gone head-to-head often throughout the first two games of the series. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Sunday's Scoreboard
Sunday's GamesMidget AABarons 6, North East 2Battleford leads 2-0Swift Current 5, Vics 2Swift Current leads 2-0SMAAAHLBlazers 5, Tisdale 2 NHLVancouver 3 Dallas 2 (SO)Vegas 6 Edmonton 3Colorado 3 New ...
Mar 18, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)

JPII senior boys book ticket to HOOPLA
The John Paul II Collegiate senior boys basketball team is headed to HOOPLA.Finishing tops in their region, and fourth in the province, the Crusaders will face top-seeded, Moose Jaw Comprehensive at t...
Mar 18, 2019 The JPII Crusaders senior boys basketball team will make their way to HOOPLA later this week as one of the top teams at their level in the province. (Submitted photo/Shalen Fox)