Last week, the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation announced a donation of $590,000 to Football Saskatchewan to purchase 1,000 football helmets that will be distributed to more than 125 programs in the province. Of the programs selected, the Battlefords Minor Football Bucks, North Battleford Comprehensive High School (N...

It was the biggest and final competition of the year for the John Paul II (JPII) Collegiate Cheer Team this past weekend as they were all the way in Vancouver to compete in the Sea to Sky International Cheer Competition. The event had teams come from all over North America to compete on the big stage and JPII made thei...

Two local referees from the Battlefords, Britt Danberg and Dakota Peterson, have both been selected to be linesmen for the Female U18 AAA Western Regionals, April 4 to 6 in Saskatoon. Danberg and Peterson were both born and raised in the Battlefords and played minor hockey in the community and eventually both went on t...

The Battlefords North Stars celebrated and wrapped up their season on Thursday night at the Access Communication Centre, bringing the players, billets, staff and families together for their annual awards banquet. Top Scorer and Playoff MVP Nikita Ivashchenko was the most decorated, walking away with the Top Scorer and ...

When it comes to football in Saskatchewan, there is no question that the love for it is strong, and the talent is available. From the huge support of the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the success of Saskatoon Hilltops, the passion for football runs deep across the province and is constantly growing.However, in smaller co...

The New Horizons Curling League winter season wrapped up last week at the Twin Rivers Curling Club and after 12 weeks of tight competition, Team Hoffman (Al Hoffman, Kate McHarg, Louie Uhrmann, Calvin Vogelsang) ended up taking home the hardware, finishing with an 8-4-0 (W-L-T) record for 16 points to get first place. ...

Last night at the Access Comminations Centre, the Battlefords North Stars season officially came to an end as they lost 2-1 to the Weyburn Red Wings in Game 6 of their playoff series to lose the series 4-2.From the start of the first period, it was a though fought matchup with both teams playing hard and solid defensiv...

Last night, the Battlefords AAA Sharks historic season came to an end at the Battleford Arena as they lost 6-1 to the Saskatoon Stars in the final game of the Sask. Female U18 AAA Hockey League championship series.The game got opened up by the Stars in the first period, just over three minutes in on a goal from Halle D...

There was no shortage of action last night at Crescent Point Place in Weyburn as the Battlefords North Stars won 4-3 in overtime on a goal from Jace Rask to beat the Weyburn Red Wings and force Game 6 of their playoff series.In the first period, the North Stars came out to a slow start and had a hard time getting thing...

After spitting the first two games of the Sask. Female U18 AAA Hockey League finals (SFU18AAAHL), the Battlefords Sharks are getting ready to try and seal the deal at home for their first ever league title on Saturday, March 29th in the third and final game of the series against the Saskatoon Stars. Looking back to the...

It was a tough one last night for the Battlefords North Stars at the Access Communications Centre as they ended up losing 3-2 in overtime to the Weyburn Red Wings in Game 4 of their playoff series.For first period, it was the Red Wings who scored the first and only goal, coming from Jonah Bierd with just under three mi...

Eleven-year-old Charlie Lehman from the Battlefords showed out at the Diamond Dance Xtreme competition in Medicine Hat, Alta. last weekend, earning a DIAMOND standing for her contemporary solo, an honour given to only a few dancers. But Charlie wasn't done there. She also secured an Acro scholarship, giving her the cha...

Last night, the Battlefords North Stars were back at the Access Communications Centre for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Weyburn Red Wings and ended up losing 5-3 to go down 2-1 in the series.For the first period, the North Stars opened up the scoring just five minutes in on a goal from Josh Knittig to take...

The community around the sport of wrestling in Saskatchewan is a small but committed one, and a large reason for that community's growth is because of Meadow Lake wrestling coach Chris Brownrigg. This year, Brownrigg is the Rivers West Coach of the Year for his efforts to help grow the sport through coaching both the C...

After splitting the first two games of their playoffs against the Weyburn Red Wings at Crescent Point Place this past weekend, the Battlefords North Stars are back home at the Access Communications Centre tonight and tomorrow for Games 3 and 4. Looking back at the games on the weekend, the North Stars played well on Fr...

Yesterday, the Battlefords AAA Sharks were at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon for Game 2 of the Sask. Female U18 AAA Hockey League finals against the Saskatoon Stars and won 2-1 to tie the series.In the first period, the Stars opened up the scoring with a goal from Halle Duchene to take an early 1-0 lead. The Sharks ...

Last night, the Battlefords AAA Sharks took on the Saskatoon Stars in Game 1 of the Sask. Female U18 AAA Hockey League finals and ended up losing 3-0 at the Battleford Arena.The Stars opened up the scoring in the first period with two goals, the first one from Rachel Pavlove to go up 1-0, and the second one from Claire...

The Battlefords North Stars had a huge bounce back in Game 2 against the Weyburn Red Wings last night, beating them 5-2 to tie the playoff series 1-1.In the first period, the North Stars opened up the scoring just past the midway point of the period, coming from Colton Getzlaff to take a 1-0 lead. Shortly after that, t...

It was Game 1 of the first round of playoffs last night for the Battlefords North Stars and after an exciting close contest, they fell short 4-3 in a comeback attempt against the Weyburn Red Wings at Crescent Point Place in Weyburn. For the first period, the North Stars came out at full throttle, creating good rushes a...

The time has finally come, it's playoffs in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) and the Battlefords North Stars are getting ready to take on the third seed, Weyburn Red Wings in their first-round series.Weyburn finished off the regular season with a 35-19-2-0 (W-L-OTL-SOL) record for 72 points but in their fou...

After beating the Saskatoon Stallions 2-1 in a three-game series, the North West U15 AA Stars now make their way to Saskatoon tonight to take on the Saskatoon Bandits in game one of the North Division finals in the Sask. AA Hockey League. The Bandits were one of the best teams during the regular season, boasting a 24-1...

History was made Tuesday night at the Battlefords Arena as the Battlefords AAA Sharks punched their ticket to their first ever Sask. Female U18 AAA Hockey League (SFU18AAAHL) finals after Sharks forward and Rochester Institute of Technology commit, Anneka Aspaas sealed the deal in overtime to give the Sharks the win ov...

It was another successful showing for the Battlefords Volleyball Club (BVC) Team Storm as they went undefeated in Melfort this past weekend at the North East Rage Riot Tournament to claim first place in the competition. Only losing a single set throughout the weekend, BVC Storm head coach Kim Voegeli said it was the te...

For the first time since 2019, the Sask. Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) saw someone else raise the trophy this past Sunday as the Neilburg Monarchs beat the four-time defending champions, Meota Combines in the final game of the series to win their first ever league title. Monarchs Assistant Coach Shawn Hein said it was a...

Last night, the Battlefords North Stars were at the Inter Pipeline Arena in Kindersley for their final game of the regular season and shutout the Kindersley Klippers 6-0 to take the Nutrien Division title. In the first period, the North Stars opened up the scoring just eight minutes in on a powerplay goal from Anthony ...

From multiple tournament wins to best in the league and a national ranking, the U18 Battlefords AAA Sharks are now getting prepared for the semi-finals this weekend after earning a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The Sharks ended the regular season in the Saskatchewan Female U18 AAA Hockey League with a 23-3-2-...

In their final home game of the regular season last night, the Battlefords North Stars ended up beating the Kindersley Klippers 3-2 in overtime to keep their chance for sixth place alive.To start off the game, the North Stars struck right away, getting a goal just 40 seconds into the first period, coming from Braden Ni...

After dropping both games to the Flin Flon Bombers last weekend, the Battlefords North Stars now have their most important matchup of the season as they take on the Kindersley Klippers in their final two games of the regular season. Tonight's games will be at the Access Communications Centre and will be the final home ...