For the first time since 2019, the Prince Albert Raiders are Eastern Conference Champions.They punched their ticket to the WHL finals Sunday night with a 7-6 win in Game 6 against the Medicine Hat Tigers.Riley Boychuk scored two goals on the night including the game winner, while Aiden Oiring, Braeden Cootes, Daxon Rud...

North Battleford Comprehensive High School has announced the return of its on-ice hockey program, along with a new standalone off-ice hockey class that teaches students about the sport beyond the rink, including nutrition, leadership, and sportsmanship.The on-ice program, which costs $1,100, will be coached by North St...

Grady Hodgins made his presence felt at the Telus Cup. The North Stars prospect scored in the bronze medal game and finished with three points (2G-1A) in seven games, helping the Regina Pat Canadians secure a 6-2 win over the Okanagan Rockets to claim bronze at the national men's AAA championship in Peterborough, ON fr...

For struggling youth, it can be easy to fall into a lifestyle on the streets without access to much. Sports can be a good outlet for people that are struggling, but often the financial aspect keeps people away. That is why Denzyl Gopher started White Rock Basketball Inc, a basketball program that is free of charge for ...

Changes are coming to the Canadian Football League (CFL), beginning next year with season starting at the earliest date in its history.The newly-announced changes include updates to the season schedule and changes to the league's playoff format.In 2027, the season will begin on Victoria Day Weekend, "anchoring the...

Ball season is just around the corner and Battlefords Minor baseball is ready for it. 18U AA Beavers head coach Dean Dimmers is looking forward to having a strong team. "Our strength, once we get rolling through the season, I really think it will be our pitching. We have some great arms. I think our bats will be ...

The Battlefords Pickleball Club's annual spring tournament in memorial of Karen Williams was held over the weekend at the nationsWEST Field House with teams from across the province attending. "Very successful tournament, no issues at all," said tournament director Brad Wuitchik. "Had a great group of vo...

In March, the Lakeland Rustlers Women's volleyball team took home the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) national title. Three athletes on the Rustlers team are from North Battleford. Mya Lavallee, Charlotte Adamcryck and Taylor Bugg. Lavallee and Adamcryck came into the program together and for them, it w...

When one goes to a hockey game, they are treated to nonstop back-and-forth action for 60 minutes. What they don't see is all the work the players do behind the scenes to get to a certain level. What they especially don't see is all the work that is done in the offseason to maintain that level. It's different for every ...

A four-person panel made up of current and former professional hockey players, one being a Stanley Cup champion, helped kick off Senators Cup weekend in Prince Albert.Festivities for the 10th annual installment of the Indigenous tournament, hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), got underway on Thursday afte...

Completing a four game sweep on the road against the Yorkton Terriers, the Flin Flon Bombers have broken a curse that has lasted for 33 years. This was the fourth appearance in the SJHL Finals for the Bombers in the last five years, and finally they broke the streak with a 2-0 win on the road and their second Canterra ...

On April 25-26, the NationsWEST fieldhouse will be filled with pickleball players from all over for the Battlefords Pickleball Spring tournament. This year, the tournament is being held in memorial of Karen Williams, a member of the club who sadly passed away in December after a long battle with cancer. The field house...

While the weather hasn't permitted it yet, courses around the Battlefords are preparing for opening day with the season around the corner. North Battleford Golf and Country Club Like all the courses around the area, North Battleford Golf and Country Club (NBGCC), a 6,600-yard par 72/74 has been weathering the snow in r...

The Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks will have a different looking squad next year, with eight of their players aging out. A good way to tell a junior team's success is the level their graduates reach after they move on, and the Sharks have all eight players committed to play hockey at the college level. Danika Dureau ...

After their most successful season in franchise history winning the Fedoruk Cup for the first time, the Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks officially put a cap on their 2025-26 season with their awards banquet. The Sharks recognized their first championship team in franchise history, handed out various team awards and bi...

Over the weekend, the Battlefords AAA Stars officially concluded the 2025-26 season with their awards banquet, handing out various awards including most valuable player, top defenceman and rookies of the year among others. Nash Coquet - MVP, Top Scorer, Plus/Minus Award (Image Credit: U18 AAA Stars/Facebook) (Image Cr...

For rugby players in Meadow Lake, a visit from university-level coaches is offering something rarely seen in northern Saskatchewan - a chance to be evaluated at the next level without leaving home.A camp held April 11 at the Co-op Centre brought in coaches connected to the University of British Columbia (UBC), includin...

A new senior hockey league in Central Saskatchewan is set to drop the puck in the fall. The freshly formed Eagle Creek Hockey League (ECHL) will be made up of nine teams from three existing leagues in the province, and President Darcy Rafoss said that location and travel were top of mind when forming the ECHL. "A ...

After being eliminated from the Sask. Junior Hockey League (SJHL) semifinals in seven games to the Yorkton Terriers, the Battlefords North Stars have completed their exit interviews, cleaned out their lockers and officially concluded their campaign. This season, the North Stars had a brand-new coach in Connor Logan, as...

As the Battlefords North Stars season concludes, so does the junior hockey career of five of the North Stars graduating players. Some played their entire career with the North Stars, some only came for the season. Nonetheless, all five graduates ended their junior career right here in the Battlefords. Anthony Campbell ...

This past weekend, the Aerial Cheer Athletics club concluded the cheer season in Edmonton at the All-Star Cheer Extravaganza. Both the U12 Nova team and U16 Eclipse team placed fourth in their respective divisions to cap off the season. Club director Rena Fauchon said that it was probably the best that both teams perfo...

After a back-and-forth game seven and series, the Battlefords North Stars season has come to a heartbreaking end. The North Stars fell in game seven of the SJHL semifinals, 6-3 to the Yorkton Terriers in Yorkton. The North Stars came back from down 3-0 to tie it, but Gabin Bartha scored the game winning goal with less ...

The Battlefords North Stars are back in Yorkton to face off with the Terriers in game seven of the SJHL semifinals. It's the biggest game of the entire season so far and will be the last for one of the teams. With the Weyburn Red Wings and Flin Flon Bombers also playing in game seven tonight, it marks the first time si...

The Battlefords North Stars will play in their first game seven since the 2019 season after the Yorkton Terriers took down the North Stars 6-3 in game six. Tylan Henrikson had a pair of goals in the win and now has three goals in his last two contests. Henrikson opened the scoring at the 3:52 mark of the first period w...

The Battlefords North Stars are hosting the Yorkton Terriers tonight in game six of the Sask. Junior Hockey League semifinals. Leading the series 3-2, the North Stars have the opportunity to punch their ticket to the Canterra Seeds Cup Finals with a victory. A finals appearance would be their first since they won the C...

The Battlefords North Stars have taken a 3-2 series lead in the SJHL semifinals and are knocking on the door of their fourth finals appearance in the last eight seasons when championships were awarded (championships were not awarded in 2020-2021). They won game five by the score of 3-2, led by a 31 save performance by...

After a tough 7-2 loss at home against the Yorkton Terriers in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) semifinals, the action heads back to Yorkton on Saturday for Game 5 in a series evened up at 2-2.It's been a series with a battle of the top lines at the forefront. The Terriers' first line prevailed in Game 4. J...

In their first-ever trip to the Western Regionals, the Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks ended just one win away from going to their first Esso Cup. Despite that, the 2025-26 season will still go down as the best one in franchise history. The Sharks fell in the Western Regionals in three games to the Winnipeg Ice of the...