The Battlefords North Stars have named the last of their leadership group for the 2026-27 SJHL season. North Stars forward Raiden Zacharias has been named an assistant captain, joining fellow assistants Owen Nelson and Finlay Klippenstein, and captain Owen Dyck. Zacharias was acquired by the North Stars from the Melvil...

For the first time since 2022, the North Battleford Beavers are not kings of North Saskatchewan River Baseball League (NSRBL). Instead, the Unity Cardinals took their crown in a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday in North Battleford, which saw the redbirds prevail 4-0 to capture their second league title. Conner Ralsto...

The North Saskatchewan River Baseball League champion will be crowned Wednesday night. A winner-take-all Game 3 will be played at Beaver Lions Stadium in North Battleford between the North Battleford Beavers and Unity Cardinals. First pitch is set for 7:30 p.m. The Cardinals won Game 1, 4-1, in North Battleford on July...

With the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony approaching on Aug. 15, the Hall of Fame has released additional information on each inductee.INDIVIDUAL CATEGORYGeorge Dimas - Regina, SKDimas played baseball from age 10 to 40 as a pitcher, shortstop, centre-fielder and outfielder. He played Little League...

Two Battlefords WPD Ambulance Sharks have made franchise history. Forward Brooke Weber and defenceman Savannah Mucha have been invited to Hockey Canada's 2026-27 summer selection camp, where they will compete for an opportunity to play for Canada's women's U18 team. "It's phenomenal," said Sharks coach Nolan ...

The Volleyball Canada Cup took place July 21 to 26 in Regina. While most participating teams were provincial squads, this year's tournament was the first to include a First Nations team, made up of Indigenous athletes from across Canada. Two Saskatchewan athletes on the All Nations team were 18-year-olds Mia Peyachew o...

A week that began with uncertainty ended with a national championship for North Battleford's Jadyn Bugg and Team Sask 17U Green Selects at the 2026 Canada Cup. For the 17-year-old team captain, simply competing was the initial goal. "We really don't know what our skill level was going to be compared to the teams t...

Saskatchewan's Cole Reschny has moved one step closer towards making his return to Team Canada at the 2027 IIHF World Junior Championship.On Friday, Reschny was named to Hockey Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase roster. He'll head to Windsor, Ont. next week to skate with other Team Canada hopefuls.The Macklin, Sask....

The hometown victory Wyatt Fennig has spent years chasing will have to wait, but the North Battleford bull rider left Thursday night's McDonald's Colby Cave Memorial PBR Classic believing he is better prepared for what lies ahead.Fennig, who sits eighth in the latest Bull Riders Canada (BRC) national standings, came aw...

The U18 Football Canada Cup was held July 11-20 in Winnipeg, with some of the best football players from across the country gathering for the annual tournament. In the end, Team Saskatchewan took home the silver medal after falling 23-20 to Quebec in a championship game that came down to the wire. As in previous tourna...

The North Sask River Baseball League finals have been set, and it will be a rematch of last year's championship series between the No. 1 seed Unity Cardinals and the No. 2 North Battleford Beavers. "I think it's going to be a battle," said Beavers manager and player Kyle Gregoire. "Last year, we went 3 e...

The Canada Basketball U15 and U17 women's national championships are coming up in Sherbrooke, Que., from Aug. 3 to 8 and Team Saskatchewan will have one player from North Battleford on each roster.Callie Oborowsky is on the U15 team, while Camryn Hummeny plays for the U17 team. Both players will also represent North Ba...

The Battlefords North Stars have nearly finalized their leadership group for the 2026-27 season.The team announced forwards Finlay Klippenstein and Owen Nelson have been named assistant captains, joining captain Owen Dyck.Head coach and general manager Connor Logan said the decision came after consulting with players o...

The Battlefords North Stars have bolstered their goaltending depth, signing 20-year-old netminder Nathan Claydon.From Maple Ridge, B.C., Claydon has spent time in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).In the 2024-25 season, Claydon sp...

The Battlefords Bandits Softball Organization is looking to build on a milestone season after fielding teams in Saskatchewan Softball's A division across nearly all age groups for the first time.The Bandits had teams in the U11, U13, U15 and U17 age groups compete at the province's highest level during the 2026 season....

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has released its pre-season schedule.The pre-season will begin Sept. 4 with three games across the league and run through Sept. 13.Each team will play between three and six pre-season games. The Estevan Bruins will play the fewest pre-season games in the league with three, w...

The North Battleford Beavers are one step closer to taking home their fourth straight North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) championship. They swept the Glaslyn Orioles in two games, taking them down 11-3 in Game 1 before cruising through Game 2 with a 9-2 victory. "We had Hudson Ford who pitched for us (in Ga...

Another Saskatchewan baseball product has entered the Major League Baseball pipeline. The MLB draft was held July 11-12, and Carnduff, Sask., product Carter Beck was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the 26th overall pick. He became the highest-drafted player from Saskatchewan, surpassing Logan Hofmann, who was draft...

The Manitoba-Saskatchewan Open Championship took place from July 9 to 12 at the Shaw Centre in Saskatoon, bringing together top swimmers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and beyond, including a pair from the Battlefords. Eleven-year-old Sophie de Montarnal and 12-year-old Claire Meiers both posted personal bests in various ...

The Turtle River League U18 season has come to an end, and the Unity Cardinals can call themselves champions. The Cardinals won the championship after taking down the North Battleford Beavers in a two-game sweep of the best-of-three series. Cardinals player Austin Sittler said the final game was close, but a late rally...

The Saskatchewan Junior Golf Provincial Championship was held July 7-9 at The Legends Golf Course in Warman, and it was a successful weekend for the Maunula family. Shae Maunula, 16, won the U17 age group with a final score of five-under and finished second overall, earning his spot on Team Saskatchewan for the upcomin...

The Battlefords North Stars have added their first new player to the roster this off-season, acquiring Calgary-born forward Michiel Leenders from the Beaver Valley Nitehawks of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Last season, Leenders appeared in 42 games, scoring 53 points with 23 goals and 30 assists. Th...

After the second day of the Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships, the contenders for the title are shaping up as athletes from around the province play their final round at The Legends Golf Course in Warman.North Battleford's Shae Maunula is tied for third overall heading into the final day, sitting at 2-under, five ...

The World Cup never stopped at the Battlefords city limits.As Canada's time hosting FIFA World Cup matches wound down in Vancouver, soccer fever was still showing up in the Battlefords through local watch parties, Saskatchewan fan festivals and fans who made the trip west to see the biggest event in the sport in person...

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...