Category Archives: Local Sports

Sask. takes two of three on final day of SJ/MJ Showcase
The SJHL/MJHL Showcase wrapped up Wednesday night in Winnipeg, with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League winning two of the three games on the second day of action, following a three-game sweep to op...
Feb 01, 2024

Sharks standout Renkas commits to Maryville Saints
Following the conclusion of the 2023-24 hockey season, Battlefords AAA Sharks defenceman and alternate captain, Amber Renkas is primed to take her game to the post-secondary level for the next chapter...
Jan 31, 2024

Gold, Olsen score; Sask shines Day 1 of Showcase
Battlefords North Stars' defencemen Tanner Gold and Carson Olsen each scored a goal and the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League took all three games in an eventful opening day of the 2024 SJHL/MJHL Show...
Jan 31, 2024

Sharks captain Slabaida commits to NAIT of ACAC
Since breaking into the Saskatchewan Female AAA ranks with her hometown Battlefords Sharks back in the fall of 2021, Greir Slabaida has been working towards developing her game in hopes of one day adv...
Jan 30, 2024

North Stars fall 4-2 in rematch with Bombers
The Battlefords North Stars threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Flin Flon goal Saturday night at Battleford Arena, but for the second time in as many nights came up just short against the SJH...
Jan 28, 2024

North Stars host Bombers for night two of back-to-back in Battleford
Coming off a wild 5-4 overtime finish in North Battleford Friday night, the Battlefords North Stars and Flin Flon Bombers will renew acquaintances again Saturday, as the scene shifts across the bridge...
Jan 27, 2024

North Stars fall 5-4 to Bombers in epic OT clash
For all the hype surrounding Friday night's opening game of the season series between the Battlefords North Stars and Flin Flon Bombers, the game itself delivered on all fronts, with the Saskatchewan ...
Jan 27, 2024

North Stars host Bombers for showdown of league's elite
For the first time since last year's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Final, the Battlefords North Stars and Flin Flon Bombers will reignite their rivalry Friday and Saturday night.They are th...
Jan 26, 2024

From unknown to unstoppable: Ben Portner's journey to SJHL stardom
Equally adept at threading the needle on a pinpoint pass, scoring the puck himself, or stealing it off an opposition stick, there may not be a more well-rounded threat in the Saskatchewan Junior Hocke...
Jan 25, 2024

Crusaders senior girls look to build on tournament win in Warman
The John Paul II Collegiate senior girls basketball team is coming off their first tournament win of the season last weekend in Warman, as the team appears to be hitting its stride, as they gain valua...
Jan 24, 2024