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ACAC Men’s Hockey Final to feature familiar faces of North Stars alumni

The Concordia University Thunder and NAIT Ooks men's hockey teams will face off in Game 1 of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) hockey final Friday night, in a series featuring a number o...

Mar 17, 2022

Game 5 of SPHL Finals headlines red-letter hockey schedule

Senior hockey supremacy will be on the line Thursday night in North Battleford in Game 5 of the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) Final between the Meota Combines and Turtleford Tigers.Underwa...

Mar 17, 2022

North Stars see four shine in SJHL Players of Week

The Battlefords North Stars are rolling heading into the postseason, and accompanying the team success, four Stars players have been recognized for their performance of late in the SJHL Players of the...

Mar 16, 2022

North Battleford public works recognized provincially

Public works employees in North Battleford recently received provincial honours in Saskatoon for their workplace performance over the past year.Three City employees were recognized during the 63rd Sas...

Mar 16, 2022

AAA Stars tie series with Hounds with 4-3 win at home

The Battlefords U18 AAA Stars are making some noise in their first-round playoff series with the top-seeded Notre Dame Hounds. Monday night the Stars topped Notre Dame 4-3 in Game 2 of their quarterfi...

Mar 15, 2022

French Winter Carnival brings families together

It was a time for celebrating culture and tradition at the French Winter Carnival on the weekend. The event known as "Carnaval d'hiver," organized by Centre Francophone des Battleford, is an annual tr...

Mar 15, 2022

SPHL Final goes the distance, with Game 5 Thursday

The Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) Final is going to a fifth and deciding game Thursday, to determine a senior hockey league champion. It has been an epic back and forth through the first f...

Mar 15, 2022

Maidstone hooper wins gold in front of family, friends

Winning a championship is special, but winning in front of family and friends gives the word even more meaning.Maidstone's Alana Olson helped make history over the weekend for the Lakeland Rustlers wo...

Mar 15, 2022

Stars fall 4-3 to Hounds in season finale, will play Flin Flon in Round 1

It was a tight game right to the final buzzer Monday night, as the Battlefords North Stars fell 4-3 to the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox.Serving as the teams' regular season finale, and the final game o...

Mar 15, 2022

Smoker fundraiser will be take out again this year

The Smoker dinner fundraiser continues to be a hot ticket in the Battlefords.Organizers say the meal will be take-out only again, similar to last year. All proceeds benefit the Battlefords Wildlife Fe...

Mar 14, 2022