Battlefords North Stars forward, Hunter Burgeson is headed to the west coast for the next chapter in his hockey journey, having recently announced his commitment to the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL). The move out west brings with it some familia...

A pair of Prince Albert area football players are basking in championship glory after winning the World Bowl American Football Championship in Germany earlier this month.Both Robby Everest and Layne Vandale were members of the Saskatchewan Selects, representing Canada at the tournament. The U14 Selects beat Netherlands...

One of the biggest weekends on Saskatchewan's archery calendar took place in Prince Albert last weekend. The Timberland Bowbenders Archery Club played host to this year's JOP Championships and Indoor Target Provincials. About 450 archers took part in Saturday's events with another 400 in Sunday's rounds. This is the fo...

For the second night in a row, the Melfort Mustangs failed to put away the Humboldt Broncos and end their season, as a winner-take-all in Game 7 on Tuesday is now needed to decide who will face the Flin Flon Bombers in this year's SJHL Finals.Despite Melfort dominating all of the extra frame activities, Benjamin Motew ...

The Melfort Mustangs are still one game away from the SJHL Finals but are now down one of their three lives.Melfort was just 20 minutes away from a series win in Game 5 on Saturday night but failed to close in the third period on home ice, preventing them from advancing to meet the Flin Flon Bombers next Friday, at lea...

The Melfort Mustangs are one win away from the SJHL Finals.After Rhett Hamilton's overtime winner in Game 4, the Mustangs captured a 3-1 series lead and now have the opportunity to close on their home ice."We're pretty pumped up, got ready to go in practice this week, so just with the preparation and everything, w...

The Melfort Mustangs have announced that one of their best defencemen has found his home for next season.Twenty-year-old, Chase Friedt-Mohr, has committed to the University of Regina and will suit up as a Cougar as early as this fall.The native of Prince Albert is in his first season with the Mustangs this year and is ...

The Battlefords North Stars held their annual year-end team awards banquet Friday at the Access Communications Centre, giving the players, staff, families and billets one last chance to come together to celebrate the best of the 2023-24 hockey season. Kian Bell, who this season became the first player in SJHL history t...

North Battleford's Keaten Osicki is coming off a trip of a lifetime, winning an international championship at the 2024 OneWorld Bowl Games, with the Sask Selects varsity football team in Emsdetten, Germany.The tournament marked the first time going overseas to compete on the gridiron for Osicki, currently a Grade 11 st...

The Red Deer Polytechnic men's hockey team recently took home a second straight ACAC championship, with four former Battlefords North Stars playing an integral role in the team's title defense.Jaxon Steele, who played two seasons with the North Stars from 2019-20 to 2020-21, scored the clinching goal on the team's cham...

The Battlefords North Stars saw their season come to an end this week, following a hard-fought four-game semi-finals series with the rival, Flin Flon Bombers. Despite the loss, the series wasn't without its moments where the team shined, leaving it all on the ice in the rematch of last year's SJHL Final. Game 1:The ope...

The Melfort Mustangs got a second chance at overtime in Humboldt on Wednesday night; this time, the hockey gods were on their side.Just five minutes and 26 seconds in, Rhett Hamilton picked up the puck at centre, before a mutual collision set him free on a partial break, as he buried it high glove over Benjamin Motew f...

The Prince Albert Pickleball Association is gearing up to host their second annual Winter Thaw Classic tournament this weekend. Games will be held at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse beginning on Friday afternoon and wrapping up a day later on Saturday where 70 people are signed up to play.P.A. Pickleball President Devin ...

Heavyweight wrestler Owen Ferchuk is coming home to Prince Albert with two bronze medals after competing at nationals in the U19 Heavyweight category in Mississauga, Ontario."I got bronze in Freestyle and bronze in Greco," said the 17-year-old Ferchuk. Really it means everything. Everything you did through ou...

The Melfort Mustangs and Humboldt Broncos did nearly two full games Tuesday night in a wild Game 3, which needed triple overtime to decide a winner.Unfortunately for the Mustangs, it seemed all for nothing, as a high-sticking call ultimately lost them the game."You can thank the ref for that one, you can't make th...

Prince Albert will have some representation at the upcoming Jeff Sauer International Deaf Hockey Series in Buffalo, New York.P.A. born Nathan Flodell is a member of Team Canada at the tournament, which begins on Thursday.The Canadian men's team will compete against the Czech Republic, Finland, and the host U.S.This wil...

The Battlefords North Stars left it all on the ice Tuesday night at the ACC, as the team saw their season come to an end with a 5-1 defeat to the Flin Flon Bombers in Game 4 of their SJHL semi-finals series.Flin Flon saw five different players score on the night to take the game and the best-of-seven series with it, in...

The Battlefords North Stars return to action Tuesday night at the Access Communications Centre, with the season on the line heading into Game 4 of their semi-final series with the rival, Flin Flon Bombers. Coming off a 5-2 loss in Game 3 a night ago and down 3-0 in the best-of-seven series, the team remains confident d...

The Melfort Mustangs can go up three games to none as they travel to Humboldt for Game 3 on Tuesday night. After taking Games 1 and 2 over the Humboldt Broncos at home last weekend, Melfort will try to continue that impressive run in Game 3."We're on the road so we just need to keep it simple, get pucks deep, bang...

A group of young women are putting the tiny town of Debden, Saskatchewan on the map.For the third straight year, the Debden Roadrunners have won the U20 girls national broomball championship. The team beat Ontario's Eastern Thunder 2-1 in the finals."These girls should really be commended for that...all these girl...

Fresh off a finals appearance with the Notre Dame Hounds, Prince Albert's Sasha Malenfant now knows what the next step in her hockey career looks like.The 18-year-old forward has committed to MacEwan University in Edmonton and will compete in Canada West next season."Earlier this year I talked to MacEwan at a tour...

The Battlefords North Stars fell 5-2 to the Flin Flon Bombers Monday, in Game 3 of the teams' semi-final playoff series. A 2-2 game through two periods, it was three unanswered in the third that led Flin Flon to victory, from Carter Anderson, Noah Houle, and Justin Lies, the latter of which was the Bombers' captain's s...

The Melfort Mustangs held their annual two-day Spring Camp over the weekend, splitting games two and three of their second-round series.Roughly 120 hockey players from the ages of 14-18 descended on the Northern Lights Palace on Saturday and Sunday, as they competed for roster spots, draft opportunities, spots on the t...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a sport that has grown in popularity and attracts athletes of all ages, and over the weekend many young warriors from Prince Albert put their skills to the test.The 10th Annual Western Canadian Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament was held this past weekend in Regina.From Prince Albert's Renegade ...

The Battlefords North Stars return to action Monday night, for Game 3 of their semi-final playoff series with the rival Flin Flon Bombers, as the scene shifts locations to North Battleford's Access Communications Centre. Returning home down 2-0 in the best-of-seven, the third game of the series will prove pivotal, as t...

The Prince Albert Raiders cleaned out their lockers Saturday, one day after the team was eliminated from the Western Hockey League playoffs by the Saskatoon Blades.And while there was disappointment in the air at the Art Hauser Centre, many of the players were holding their heads high after a season that saw the team g...

The Melfort Mustangs are now 5 and 0 at home, as they pulled off a third-period comeback to take Game 2, 4-3.After two periods, the Mustangs were trailing by two goals for the first time all postseason, as Humboldt held a 3-1 lead.Melfort scored three straight in the third, including two from Ryan Duguay for the second...

The Battlefords North Stars fired 34 shots and received another lights-out performance from their goaltender Friday, but it wasn't enough to even their semi-final series in Game 2 versus the Bombers in Flin Flon.Ben Portner and Kian Bell scored for the team, picking up a goal and an assist apiece, while Logan Cunningha...