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Jackfish eyes May 3 opening date
After a long winter, Jackfish Lodge is set to open next weekend.The 18-hole course which is just off Jackfish Lake, took off the tarps on April 16 but have been taking it slow in preparation for the b...
Apr 24, 2019 The golfing season is almost underway at Jackfish Lodge (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Stars to meet Terriers in clash of the titans for Anavet Cup
Following their Canalta Cup victory as SJHL champions, the Battlefords North Stars will now play the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) champion, Portage Terriers for the Anavet Cup.Coming off a fir...
Apr 23, 2019 2019 marks the second time in three years both the North Stars and Terriers have won their respective leagues. The two would have played each other in the Anavet Cup in 2017, but the championship series was not around, in the midst of a five-year hiatus. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Civic Centre to undergo rapid transformation to ready for Anavet Cup after rodeo
North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater recognized the Battlefords North Stars success in winning the Canalta Cup during Monday's council meeting and promised the Civic Centre will be ready for the local he...
Apr 23, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater celebrated the Battlefords North Stars success in claiming the Canalta Cup during Monday’s council meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Silvernagle ready for the spotlight at final Slam of the Season
After six events that have spanned eight months and four provinces, the final Grand Slam of Curling event of the season is set for today. The Humpty's Champions Cup will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Saskatoo...
Apr 23, 2019 Silvernagle is 3-1 thus far at the Players Championship in Toronto at Ryerson (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW staff)
North Stars can clinch Canalta Cup at home with win tonight
Holding a three-games-to-one advantage heading into Game five of their Canalta Cup Final series with the Melfort Mustangs, the Battlefords North Stars sit just a single win away from claiming their st...
Apr 19, 2019 Stars’ forward MacGregor Sinclair has been a two-way force for the Battlefords this postseason, and has four points through the first four games of the Finals. Sinclair is coming off a two-assist performance Wednesday evening in Game four. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP Town Hall: numbers, elected officials, benches, liaison officers, and stigma
It was a night full of discussion on what the next steps are when it comes to battling crime in the Battlefords.The Battlefords RCMP held a town hall Thursday night at the Don Ross Centre, and with ab...
Apr 19, 2019 Around 40 residents made their concerns known at the Battlefords RCMP's Town Hall (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)
Senior Soccer League hoping to get off the ground after hiatus
After a one-year hiatus, members of the Battlefords Senior Soccer Association hope to get the adult league back up and running. In 2018, the league did not have enough interest and the long-running su...
Apr 16, 2019 The Association is hoping to get back to the pitch in 2019 (Battleford & District Sen. Soccer Association)
AAA Stars look to the future in development camp
The Battlefords AAA Stars had a successful weekend, as 110 aspiring players hit the ice at their development camp. The players were made up of existing veterans with the club, to players looking to ea...
Apr 15, 2019 The Battlefords Midget AAA Stars had their development camp over the weekend (file photo/battlefordsNOW)
Stars look for repeat performance in Game 2 vs. Mustangs
Coming off a 6-2 victory in Game one of the Canalta Cup Final Friday, the Battlefords North Stars return to action tonight for Game two against the Mustangs, once again at the Civic Centre. Six differ...
Apr 13, 2019 Stars’ forward Quintin Loon-Stewardson, pictured here facing off with Melfort’s Tanner Zentner, scored his team-leading seventh goal of the playoffs while adding an assist as well, to give the Sioux Lookout, ON., product 15 points this postseason. Loon-Stewardson now sits just one back of the league lead. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Shooting stars put up six in Game 1 win over Mustangs
The Battlefords North Stars defeated the Melfort Mustangs 6-2 Friday night at the Civic Centre. The victory gives the Stars a 1-0 lead over the Mustangs in the teams' best-of-seven Canalta Cup Final s...
Apr 13, 2019 North Stars Seth Summers (#27), Matthew Fletcher (#4) and MacGregor Sinclair (#19), pictured here celebrating with Owen Lamb (#21) after the North Battleford, product brought the hometown crowd to their feet at a packed Civic Centre. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)