Category Archives: Local Sports
Hometown boys live childhood dream with North Stars
In the world of sport, there is nothing quite like a hometown product living their dream in front of the community crowd they grew up a part of. For North Stars' forwards Owen Lamb and Logan Spence, t...
Mar 13, 2019 North Stars’ forwards Owen Lamb and Logan Spence were born and raised in the Battlefords, attending Stars’ games growing up. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Two brothers, born to be Stars
Born and raised in Sioux Lookout, Ontario., brothers Elijah Loon-Stewardson and Quintin Loon-Stewardson of the Battlefords North Stars grew up sharing, right from a young age, an undeniable passion fo...
Mar 12, 2019 North Stars' forwards Elijah Loon-Stewardson (L) and Quintin Loon-Stewardson (R), pictured here, have proven themselves to be integral pieces to the North Stars’ success so far this season, and staples within the top six forward group. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars to face Bombers in quarterfinals
The North Stars were 1-2-1 over the four game season-series with the Bombers. The two teams combined for 31 goals, 274 penalty minutes through the four games. Since their win in the final game of the ...
Mar 11, 2019 The North Stars were 1-2-1 over the four game season-series
with the Bombers. The two teams combined for 31 goals, 274 penalty minutes through
the four games. (illustration/Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr
Sunday's Scoreboard
Sunday's GamesSJHLWeyburn 2, Flin Flon 6Flin Flon wins 2-0Yorkton 1, Notre Dame 5Series tied at 1SMAAAHLBlazers 6, PA 4Blazers win series 3-2SFMAAAHLBattlefords 1, Swift Current 2 (OT)Swift Current wi...
Mar 11, 2019
Oborowsky's late tally leads Beaver Blues to 6-5 win in league final
It took until the 17-minute mark of the third period, but the Battleford Beaver Blues took home the win in game one of the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League Final 6-5 over the Edam 3 Stars. Blake Obo...
Mar 10, 2019 The Beaver Blues took a 1-0 series lead with a 6-5 win over Edam (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff) : Brady Lang
Saturday's Scoreboard
WHL Moose Jaw 6, Regina 1Saskatoon 6, Swift Current 1Medicine Hat 4, Brandon 2Lethbridge 7, Calgary 4Red Deer 8, Kootenay 4Kamloops 2, Kelowna 1Prince George 5, Portland 2Seattle 2, Everett 1Spokane 6...
Mar 10, 2019 SATURDAY MARCH 9
Friday's Scoreboard
WHL Prince Albert 8, Swift Current 0Moose Jaw 3, Regina 1Lethbridge 5, Medicine Hat 2Red Deer 5, Brandon 3Edmonton 5, Calgary 1Kamloops 2, Kelowna 1 (SO)Portland 3, Prince George 2Seattle 2, Victoria ...
Mar 09, 2019 FRIDAY MARCH 8
North Stars see night of celebration at annual awards banquet
The Battlefords North Stars held their annual awards banquet to close out the regular season Thursday night at the Civic Centre. With parents and billet parents, grandparents and guardians there to sh...
Mar 08, 2019 Hardware was handed out and laughs were had as the Battlefords North Stars celebrated the regular season Thursday night with their annual awards banquet. The team will begin their post season March 15. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson
Battlefords athletes named to provincial softball teams
A group of softball players from the Battlefords have recently been named to represent their community, and province alike on Team Saskatchewan's High Performance Teams at the U14, U16 and U18 levels....
Mar 07, 2019 Pictured left to right: Melyna Bahler, Maren Kachmarski, Kaibree Head, Kayli Cooper, Rees Kachmarski, Sydney Cooper. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson
Wednesday's Scoreboard
Wednesday's GamesSMAAAHLPA 4, Blazers 5Hounds 4, Swift Current 2Midget AABattlefords 9, IceHawks 0PJHLDeslile 4, Royals 3Fort 3, Pilot Butte 2WHLBrandon 1, Lethbridge 4 NHLWashington 5 Philadelphia 3V...
Mar 07, 2019