As the softball season winds down, teams across Saskatchewan are participating in their provincial tournaments. A pair of Battlefords Bandits squads are preparing for the climax of their seasons, while the U11 Bandits team, coached by Lindsay Palmer, is reflecting on its year after finishing fourth at provincials in Sa...

The World Muay Thai Festival took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 25 to 29, and Warrior Spirit Martial Arts Academy made its mark representing Team Canada. Warrior Spirit had six fighters participate: Aiden Fox, Russ Paskimin, Christian Pete, Keetan Antoine, Tyrique Lemaigre and Braant Ford. Pete took home fourth...

Wyatt Fennig is coming home at the right time.After a shaky start to the season, the 24-year-old North Battleford bull rider has surged to sixth in the Bull Riders Canada standings, propelled by a run of strong finishes and a mental shift that has him riding with renewed confidence.Now, with the McDonald's Colby Cave M...

Matthew Sexton only needed one lane to change the game.In his first game as Saskatchewan's primary returner, Sexton fielded a punt near his own goal line and took it 101 yards the other way for a touchdown, helping the Roughriders hold off the Ottawa Redblacks 27-22 Friday night at TD Place Stadium.The special teams sc...

The North Saskatchewan River Baseball League (NSRBL) regular season is winding down, and the North Battleford Beavers are getting ready for the playoffs to roll around. The Beavers finished off their dominant regular season with a 12-2 record and will finish either first or second in the NSRBL, depending on the Unity C...

Adam Konowalchuk is continuing his hockey career across the border. The former Battleford North Stars forward announced he has signed with the Grand Junction River Hawks of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) for the 2026-27 campaign, his final year of junior hockey. Last year, Konowalchuk had 31 points (13 goals, ...

As the baseball season approaches its final weeks, one of the U18 Battlefords Beavers baseball teams will be competing for the Turtle River League championship when they face the Unity Cardinals in a best-of-three series. After finishing the regular season with a 9-5 record and placing third in the league, the Beavers ...

The past week has been an incredibly eventful one for 17-year-old Battlefords native Holden Fauchon, who travelled to Austin, Minn., to try out for the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) before returning for his high school graduation from John Paul II Collegiate. "It's been pretty chaotic. A...

Of the five Battlefords North Stars graduates from last season, four have now committed to continuing their hockey careers at the post-secondary level. Most recently, former North Stars goaltender Kaeden Serpa committed to Plymouth State University (NCAA Division III) in Plymouth, N.H., to play with the Panthers. The h...

The NHL Draft is coming up this weekend, and a Meadow Lake local is hoping to hear his name called from the draft floor in Buffalo. This is the third and final year of eligibility for Dawson Gerwing, a soon to be 20-year-old forward for the Kelowna Rockets and a former Battlefords U18 AAA Star. Last year, Gerwing was r...

The NextGen Prairie Championship was held last weekend at Neepawa Golf and Country Club in Neepawa, Man. Six players represented the Battlefords and North Battleford Golf and Country Club (NBGCC) in the tournament. Out of those six, the highest-placing player was Shae Maunula, who finished in the top 10 in ninth place,...

The SJHL schedule has been released, and the Battlefords North Stars will open the 2026-27 season at home against the Kindersley Klippers on Sept. 18. Unlike previous seasons, when the North Stars typically opened with a home-and-home against Kindersley, the team will remain in the Battlefords for the entire opening we...

Canada's resounding World Cup win over Qatar doesn't just put the team in the driver's seat to advance in the tournament for the first time - it raises the prospect of even more Team Canada action in Vancouver.If Canada wins or draws against Switzerland at BC Place next Wednesday, it means the stadium will also host a ...

The Muckleshoot Gold Cup, the premiere Indian Relay event was held this past weekend at Emerald Downs in Auburn, WA. Saultaux First Nation's Poitras Racing took home the win for the second time in team history, with rider Joe "Jumpin Joe" Jackson on the track. The event featured heats on June 12-14. Poitras R...

For the third year in a row, North Battleford native and John Paul II Collegiate student Jadyn Bugg will hit the court with Team Saskatchewan at the Volleyball Canada Cup with the U17 team. "It means a lot," explained Bugg. "Every single time, the experience is unmatched. Compared to clubs, the Canada Cu...

"Hockey Night in Canada," a program that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season.A sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications and the CBC that allowed HNIC to air on the network expired at the end of the Stanl...

North Battleford continues to be well represented on the national football stage. John Paul II Crusaders defensive lineman Desmond Snyder has been selected to team Saskatchewan's U16 squad for the upcoming national championship in Winnipeg, being held in mid July. "It is a really good program where players do beco...

The WBC Amazing Muay Thai World Festival is fast approaching, taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 25 to 29, and a local gym has multiple connections to Team Canada. Warrior Spirit Martial Arts Academy has five fighters at the international competition, and gym owner Stuart Fontaine will coach for Team Canada. ...

The Battlefords North Stars welcomed their newest wave of prospects to the organization in the 2026 SJHL draft. Players from across Saskatchewan found their new SJHL homes, including local prospects from the Meadow Lake area. Linkoln Alger-East - Defenceman Meadow Lake's Linkoln Alger-East was the North Stars first rou...

The Battlefords North Stars have added seven more prospects to their future pipeline following the 2026 SJHL Draft.While none of the players are expected to suit up for the Stars for at least another year or two as they continue developing at the U18 and prep levels, being selected marks an important step toward one da...

The baseball season is nearing its halfway point, and Battlefords Minor Baseball teams have gained experience through league games and tournaments as they move closer to the playoffs. U18 AA Beavers The U18 AA Battlefords Beavers sit in sixth place with an 8-5 record. They have won five straight games, scoring 54 runs ...

The SJHL draft has come and gone, and teams have picked the players that they look to represent them for years to come. The Battlefords North Stars had the tenth overall pick in this years draft, and selected seven players for their future.Linkoln Alger-East, left-shot defenceman: 2011-born, 1.10 - Meadow Lake Alger-Ea...

The Gorilla Factory is officially under new management. Over the course of the last 20 years, the community of Wilkie has slowly been building one of the province's most successful wrestling programs, and Chris Kent has been at the helm that entire time. Next year will be the first time since 2004 that Kent will not be...

With the soccer season well underway, Battlefords United Soccer Club has had its fair share of success, with teams moving up to Division I, athletes developing their skills and, most recently, connecting with clubs around the area for Club Day. "It's been awesome to watch our athletes grow into the next division,&...

The SJHL draft order has been determined and the Battlefords North Stars will hold the 10th overall pick.While they retain their first-round selections for 2010- and 2011-born players, the North Stars do not have either of their second-round picks. Both were dealt to the Melville Millionaires last offseason in a trade ...

More than 200 golfers took part in the Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club in support of the Battlefords Health Care Foundation. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the tournament in honour of the late Wayne Pruden, an autobody mechanic who worked in the Battlefords ...

Jackson Fox is swapping skates for cleats this summer, with the former Battlefords North Stars draft pick joining the Saskatoon Berries of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL).With a 4-1 record, Fox's Berries currently sit atop the WCBL early in the year. "We've been playing really good baseball," he s...

After his first season behind the bench for the Battlefords North Stars, Connor Logan is staying put. The club announced the reigning SJHL Coach of the Year will return as head coach and general manager for the 2026-27 season. In his rookie season as the Battlefords bench boss, Logan led the North Stars to a 35-15-4-2 ...