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Stars aim for third straight in home meeting with Hounds
As the regular season schedule continues to wind down and the playoffs draw near, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the ice Tuesday night as the team will welcome the rival Notre Dame Hounds ...
Feb 11, 2020 Locked in: Stars’ forward Elijah Loon-Stewardson has been lethal against the Hounds this season, with four goals and nine points through his opening five games against Notre Dame. With two points in his return to the lineup Saturday, Loon-Stewardson has 16 goals, 46 points in 43 games this year. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Hughes set to return to Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman Charleston Hughes will return to the team for the 2020 season.Hughes made the announcement while he was on stage with Rod Pedersen at the Saskatoon Kinsmen C...
Feb 09, 2020 Riders defensive lineman Charleston Hughes enjoyed a strong 2020 season. (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Stars run up tab on Millionaires, close weekend with 5-1 win
Just a night after sweeping their season-series with Melfort, the Battlefords North Stars repeated the feat with Melville as well, to cap off their 'M&M homestand' this weekend in the Battlefords ...
Feb 09, 2020 Good times rolling: With their victory Saturday night, the North Stars have now won seven straight on home ice, and 14 of their last 16 games overall. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars welcome Melville to town, hoping to pick Millionaires’ pocket
As teams around the league hit the final stretch drive of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season, it's been a tale of two drastically different seasons for the Battlefords North Stars and...
Feb 08, 2020 Stars’ forward Ben Hiltz facing off with the Millionaires’ Jonathan Krahn. Hiltz has been a force of late, with goals in three straight for the Battlefords, adding seven points over the span. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars bridle Mustangs to take 4-2 win, sweep season-series
Despite a desperate push from the visitors late, the Battlefords North Stars wrangled a 4-2 victory over the Melfort Mustangs Friday night at the Civic Centre.Four different Stars scored for the team ...
Feb 08, 2020 Stars’ teammates gather around goaltender Kristian Lyon in celebration, following Friday night’s 4-2 double up of the Melfort Mustangs at the Civic Centre. With the win, the team has now taken six straight at home. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battleford Beaver Blues on hunt to defend championship, as playoffs begin
For the Battleford Beaver Blues men's hockey team, winning is something that has become synonymous with the team's name amongst the senior hockey ranks in the region. Fresh off winning the league cham...
Feb 07, 2020 The Battleford Beaver Blues took home the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League championship last season, pictured here. With a league-best 14-2 record heading into the playoffs this year, the Beaver Blues are amongst the favorites to win the title once again. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Colten Boushie documentary to screen at Dekker Centre Sunday
The award-winning documentary Nipawistamasowin: We Will Stand Up, which takes a deeper look at the death of Colten Boushie and Canada's judicial system, will have a free screening Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. ...
Feb 07, 2020 The Boushie family and legal counsel at a Parliamentary press conference. (supplied photo/George Hupka)
Stars welcome Mustangs to home barn for final showdown
The Battlefords North Stars return to action Friday night for their first of two games this weekend, as the Melfort Mustangs come to town for a showdown at the Civic Centre. Friday will mark the fourt...
Feb 07, 2020 Forward, Dylan Esau (#28) will play his 100th career SJHL game Friday night, as he and his North Stars’ teammates look for continued success against the Mustangs. The Battlefords are 3-0 against Melfort this season, heading into the final game of the season-series. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Fire keeping investigators away from train derailment in rural Saskatchewan
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says a fire continues to burn at the site of a train derailment in Saskatchewan and investigators can't access the site. It says one investigator...
Feb 07, 2020
BASAC to host free screening of film The Bystander Moment
The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) will host a free screening of the documentary The Bystander Moment this month.The film aims to raise awareness of the problem of violence against...
Feb 07, 2020 The Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre is hosting a free screening of the film The Bystander Moment. (File photo/paNOW Staff)