Ryder Ritchie is heading into the 2024 National Hockey League Draft on a high note.The star Prince Albert Raiders forward just won gold with Team Canada at the IIHF World U18 Championships. Ritchie scored a goal in the gold medal game as Canada defeated the United States 6-4 last Sunday in Espoo, Finland."It was d...

After winning this year's SJHL Championship over the Flin Flon Bombers this past Tuesday at home, the Melfort Mustangs are now in Oakville, Ontario for their third Centennial Cup appearance since the 2014/15 season.That now ties the Battlefords North Stars for the most league titles since that time, as the Stangs have ...

A doubles pairing from St. Mary High School is set to compete at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association Badminton Championships in Nipawin this weekend.Partners Greyson de Padua and Zayan Doctor will compete against the province's best on May 11 after qualifying at regionals."It was pretty hard (at reg...

For the second time in as many years, Battlefords North Stars game-breaker, Kian Bell has been named as a nominee for Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Most Valuable Player. Fresh off his second straight Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) MVP Award - becoming the first player in league history to win MVP twice...

Prince Albert's Jayla England says she felt like she was on cloud nine when standing on stage and posing in front of her peers and judges.The 19-year-old competed last weekend in Regina at the Saskatchewan Regional Classic and won first in a number of categories and divisions including women's natural wellness."I ...

From the opening crack of the bat this baseball season, the 18U North Battleford Beavers have been off and running, having won eight straight games to open their spring 2024 schedule.The Beavers have swept back-to-back four-game weekends to start the year, with double-header victories in Moose Jaw and Assiniboia openin...

Three members of the North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings will make the jump to the post-secondary football ranks this fall, with the defending national champion, Saskatoon Hilltops.Dylan Geddes, Huntur Johnson, and Oskar Humenny were three of the 100 players (60 returnees and 40 high school playe...

The top young Indigenous hockey players from across Canada have started their quest to be named the best in the country with some local athletes skating for the title. The 2024 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships began Monday morning in Grande Prairie, Alta with seven provincial teams facing off, including Team Sa...

Following a rapid growth the last two years prior, that saw registration numbers skyrocket between 24 and 25 percent each year, Battlefords Minor Softball Association (BMSA) has seen a similar enrollment to last year this season, showing stability in the recent growth of the sport locally, with another 20 teams this ye...

Hanging high above the ring, a man nicknamed "crazy mo fo" brought a Prince Albert audience to its feet when he dropped over 10 feet to the ring and delivered a leg drop to his fallen opponent.CAM!!ikaze is among the featured wrestlers when Canadian Wrestling's Elite (CWE) Point to Prove tour swings through C...