Category Archives: Local Sports

AAA Stars celebrate best of season with year-end awards
The Battlefords AAA Stars recently held their annual team awards banquet, celebrating the best of the 2023-24 hockey season. While the team just missed the playoffs, they did see a seven-win improveme...
Apr 23, 2024

North Stars reflect on one-year anniversary of 2023 championship
One year ago today, the Battlefords North Stars capped off their winningest season in franchise history, with their fourth Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) championship in franchise history.Se...
Apr 22, 2024

Sweetgrass archer takes gold at Junior Olympic Program Championships
Sweetgrass First Nation's Lyrik Albert is coming off a third straight gold medal performance at the Saskatchewan Junior Olympic Program (JOP) Championships in Prince Albert. Marking Albert's third gol...
Apr 22, 2024

North Stars' 20-year-olds reflect on junior hockey experience: Part 2
With the conclusion of their 2023-24 season, the Battlefords North Stars say goodbye to another class of 20-year-old players, who will graduate from the junior hockey ranks and move on to the next cha...
Apr 19, 2024

North Stars' 20-year-olds reflect on junior hockey experience: Part 1
With the conclusion of their 2023-24 season, the Battlefords North Stars say goodbye to another class of 20-year-old players, who will graduate from the junior hockey ranks and move on to the next cha...
Apr 18, 2024

13U BVC Impact take provincial silver in Warman
The Battlefords Volleyball Club's 13U Team Impact is coming off a silver medal showing to cap their season at provincials in Warman. Playing seven matches total at the weekend tournament, the Impact s...
Apr 17, 2024

Wayne Hellquist reflects on induction to Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
There are few names across Saskatchewan as synonymous with the sport of volleyball as Wayne Hellquist. A longtime president of the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association, who also served as Volleyball Re...
Apr 17, 2024

North Stars' Burgeson commits to Vancouver Island University
Battlefords North Stars forward, Hunter Burgeson is headed to the west coast for the next chapter in his hockey journey, having recently announced his commitment to the Vancouver Island University (VI...
Apr 15, 2024

North Stars celebrate best of season with year-end awards
The Battlefords North Stars held their annual year-end team awards banquet Friday at the Access Communications Centre, giving the players, staff, families and billets one last chance to come together ...
Apr 13, 2024

Local football player wins OneWorld Bowl Games in Germany
North Battleford's Keaten Osicki is coming off a trip of a lifetime, winning an international championship at the 2024 OneWorld Bowl Games, with the Sask Selects varsity football team in Emsdetten, Ge...
Apr 12, 2024