Category Archives: Local Sports
Barons take stranglehold on series with win over Wolfpack
The Battlefords Midget AA Barons are in a great spot heading back to Tisdale. The team beat the North East Wolfpack yesterday afternoon by a score of 6-2, pushing the series to the brink of eliminatio...
Mar 18, 2019 The Barons took a 2-0 series lead over North East in Sunday's win (Brady Lang/BattlefordsNOW staff)
Saturday's Scoreboard
WHLPrince Albert 3, Saskatoon 1Moose Jaw 6, Swift Current 0Brandon 5, Regina 4 (SO)Edmonton 6, Calgary 1Seattle 5, Portland 2Kamloops 4, Prince George 2Spokane 10, Tri-City 1Kelowna 3, Vancouver 2 (OT...
Mar 17, 2019 SATURDAY MARCH 16
Stars top Bombers in OT thriller to take 2-0 series lead
The Battlefords North Stars defeated the Flin Flon Bombers 2-1 Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in their first round best-of-seven series with the Bombers at the NB Civic Centre. Through the opening two ga...
Mar 17, 2019 Somewhere in the midst of the North Stars' celebratory swarm, pictured here, is Kaden Boser who scored his second game winner in two nights to help lead his team to a 2-0 series lead. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars look for repeat performance against Bombers in Game 2
Coming off a 3-0 victory in Game 1 of the series Friday, the Battlefords North Stars will return to action tonight at the NB Civic Centre for Game 2 of their best-of-seven quarterfinal matchup with th...
Mar 16, 2019 Stars' captain Cody Spagrud was a force to be reckoned with in Game 1 against Flin Flon, logging huge minutes and setting the tone for the series with his physical play. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Friday's Scoreboard
WHLSaskatoon 3, Prince Albert 2Regina 5, Brandon 4Moose Jaw 6, Swift Current 1Medicine Hat 5, Kootenay 2Lethbridge 4, Red Deer 3Prince George 5, Kamloops 4 (OT)Victoria 3, Everett 2 (SO)Spokane 5, Tri...
Mar 16, 2019 FRIDAY MARCH 15
Beaver Blues take home 2019 SPHL League Championship
It was the perfect end to the perfect season for the Battleford Beaver Blues. The Blues went undefeated in the post-season, and it was all capped off by Mike George's overtime winner with less than fo...
Mar 16, 2019 The Battleford Beaver Blues went 14-2 in the regular season and 9-0 in the post-season (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)
Stars blank Bombers 3-0 in series opener
The Battlefords North Stars kicked off their postseason by defeating the Flin Flon Bombers 3-0 Friday night at the Civic Centre to take a 1-0 lead in the teams' quarterfinal best-of-seven series. Flin...
Mar 15, 2019 Stars’ goalie Joel Grzybowski was excellent all game, stopping all 37 shots he faced Friday night to earn his first-career SJHL postseason shutout. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Barons claim Novice league championship
The Battlefords Barons (2) are Novice Step League Champions. Coming off an undefeated regular season, the Barons (2) headed into the postseason brim with confidence and rolling like a finely-tuned mac...
Mar 15, 2019 One of two teams representing their community, the Battlefords Barons (2) went undefeated on their road to the Novice Step League championship. The team will have a banner presentation at the start of next season. (submitted photo/Carla Bernier)
Red, white and blue in Battlefords’ threads
For the Battlefords North Stars, the States has produced four key contributors to the team this season.Austin BeckerAustin Becker, who is from Amery, WI., played Midget last season in Des Moines, Iowa...
Mar 14, 2019 North Stars’ Austin Becker, Ryan Gil, Garrett Johnson and Chad Duran, pictured here L-R, come from several parts of the U.S., covering California to Wisconsin on the map.
The state of curling in Saskatchewan: It looks pretty from the top
In this three part series, battlefordsNOW will look at small town curling rinks and what organizers, rink operators, curlers and others believe need to be done to grow the game and grab that glimmer b...
Mar 13, 2019 It may look from the top like curling is OK in the province, but where do we go from here? (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)