Category Archives: Local Sports

SJHL: Notre Dame conditionally approves move to Warman
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's (SJHL) 2025-2026 season is getting a bit of a shake-up with the relocation of a team that's been developing players for 38 years.On Tuesday it was announced tha...
Feb 18, 2025

North Stars can’t hold on after late surge from Broncos
Despite coming out to a strong start, the Battlefords North Stars couldn't hold on last night at the Elgar Petersen Arena and ended up losing 5-3 to the Humboldt Broncos in their eighth and final meet...
Feb 16, 2025

North Stars get statement win against Humboldt
The Battlefords North Stars were at the Access Communications Centre last night and got a big statement win, beating the Humboldt Broncos 5-1. In the first period, the North Stars came out firing on a...
Feb 15, 2025

Senior hockey playoffs at full throttle
Over the past week, there has been no shortage of hockey action as the first round of playoffs for the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) and Sask West Hockey League (SWHL) just concluded, all ...
Feb 13, 2025

Wilkie and NBCHS sweep their way to victory at District’s
There were 15 teams gathered in Unity this week for the Battle West District Senior Curling championship and after a few days of strong competition, the North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBC...
Feb 13, 2025

‘Everything goes to the kids’: Third annual Winterfest brings community together through sports
The third annual Red Pheasant Cree Nation Winterfest gets underway this weekend and it will bring over 1,000 athletes together to compete against each other, all with the purpose of supporting the you...
Feb 12, 2025

Final clash between North Stars and Broncos this weekend
After getting four out of the possible six points last week, the Battlefords North Stars now have a crucial weekend ahead as they take on the Humboldt Broncos in back-to-back games for their final mat...
Feb 12, 2025

Clean sweep at District's for Vikings Junior teams
The Battle West Junior Basketball Districts were held this past weekend and it was a great showing for the North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings as both teams won gold in the 2A d...
Feb 11, 2025

How the new NCAA eligibility rule is affecting the SJHL
It's been about three months since the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced that players in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) were now eligible to play Division I hockey. Since the...
Feb 11, 2025

North Stars come up short against Terriers
Last night, the Battlefords North Stars were at the Westland Arena in Yorkton and after a tough fought game, ended up falling short 4-2 against the Yorkton Terriers in their fourth and final matchup o...
Feb 09, 2025