Category Archives: Local Sports

Crusaders cheer team open competition season at Best of the West
The John Paul II Crusaders cheer team took to the stage in Moose Jaw over the weekend for their first competition of the season, placing third in the Senior High Intermediate category at the 2024 Best...
Feb 12, 2024

Beaver Blues take Glaslyn the distance in busy weekend for SPHL playoffs
It was a busy weekend across the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL), with all four first-round best-of-three series in action for a total of six games Friday through Sunday across the league. B...
Feb 12, 2024

Help find Mary Jaylene Fiddler
Mary Jaylene Fiddler has been reported missing and the Battleford RCMP is asking for the public to help find her. According to a report, she was last seen in North Battleford on February. 10 at around...
Feb 12, 2024

North Stars bounce back for 4-1 win at Notre Dame
The Battlefords North Stars got back in the win column Friday night in Wilcox, taking home a 4-1 victory over the Notre Dame Hounds at the Duncan McNeil Arena.North Stars' forward Ben Portner scored a...
Feb 09, 2024

Alex Izyk: How confidence shaped a game changer on North Stars' blue line
With just 12 games to go on the regular season schedule, Battlefords North Stars defenceman, Alex Izyk is in the midst of a season for the ages with the local junior team.The product of Blackie, Alta....
Feb 09, 2024

North Stars travel to Notre Dame for Friday night matchup
After wrapping up a six-game homestand at the ACC earlier in the week, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the road Friday night, for a divisional matchup with the Notre Dame Hounds, in Wilcox....
Feb 09, 2024

SPHL playoffs to hit full swing this weekend
The Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) playoff picture is set, with post-season action officially kicking off in one series Wednesday night, and ramping up rapidly into a full-weekend slate.Rou...
Feb 08, 2024

Smith family named North Stars first inductee to SJHL Hall of Fame
The Battlefords North Stars recently announced their inaugural inductee to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Hall of Fame for this summer's induction ceremony in the Battlefords.To no surpr...
Feb 08, 2024

Triples Cup moving from Humboldt to Unity due to brine leak
The City of Humboldt will no longer be the host for this year's U12 and U15 Triples Cups. The Humboldt Curling Club is currently dealing with a brine leak, which has the rest of their season in jeopar...
Feb 07, 2024

Battlefords local, Bugg commits to University of Manitoba Bisons
North Battleford's Taylor Bugg has announced her commitment to join one of the top post-secondary volleyball programs in the country this fall, with the University of Manitoba Bisons.Bugg said the dec...
Feb 07, 2024