Fresh off their first North Sask River Baseball League (NSRBL) championship since the team's dynastic run of four straight from 1994-97, the North Battleford Beavers are now gearing up to begin their title defense, with the start of the 2024 senior ball season just over a week away.Player/coach with the Beavers, Kyle G...

Humboldt Broncos forward, Spencer Bell, has been recognized as one of the best forwards in Canada.The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) recently announced all their finalists for their major awards of the year, and Spencer Bell was one of those names.He, alongside four others from across other Junior A hockey league...

The Prince Albert Pikes Artistic Swimming Club wrapped up another year in the pool last weekend, closing out a season full of highlights and memories with their annual year-end Watershow and fun swim. Among the many successful moments for the club this season was seeing nearly double the enrollment from a year ago, gro...

A gold medal at the Esso Cup was an impressive ending to an impressive hockey season for Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki.The 17-year-old forward won gold at the tournament with the Regina Rebels as they beat Ontario's North York Storm 2-1 in the final on Saturday in Vernon, BC."It's amazing...all the adversity we...

With the turn of the calendar to May, local golf courses around the Battlefords and area are teeing off for spring 2024, with strong turnouts kicking off the season in full swing.North Battleford Golf and Country Club At North Battleford Golf and Country Club, the course opened April 24, followed closely by their annua...

Just a year after taking home a silver medal as teammates at the 2023 Best of the West volleyball championship in Calgary, the Battlefords dynamic duo of Jadyn Bugg and Daley Vany have now claimed provincial gold with the 16U Sask Stealth, in Saskatoon.The Stealth lost just a single set in six matches on their way to t...

With the news of Ray Mitsuing's recent passing, local drivers from the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) are sharing their memories and stories remembering Loon Lake's legendary Chuckwagon champion. A seven-time CPCA champion and four-time Calgary Stampede Finalist, who was recently named to the Saska...

The Melfort Mustangs are this year's Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) champions.A hard-fought series with the Flin Flon Bombers ended on Tuesday night, as a 4-1 victory gave the Mustangs a 4-2 series win.Melfort captured the league title for the first time since 2016, doing so on home ice, as they were crowned ...

Battlefords North Stars forward, Brad Blake has announced his commitment to the Royal Military College of Canada Paladins for the next chapter in his hockey career, this fall. For Blake, the commitment fulfills a longtime goal of his, to continue to pursue hockey at the post-secondary level, while furthering his educat...

The Melfort Mustangs have strayed away from their motto these past two games of the SJHL finals, one that made them so successful in the first place.When grabbing a 3-0 series lead over the Flin Flon Bombers, the Mustangs were playing as the underdog, along with some desperation.That mentality has since flipped onto th...

Already the first defenceman in over 20 years to take home SJHL Rookie of the Year honours, Carson Olsen of the Battlefords North Stars is now also up for some national recognition, as one of five nominees for the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Rookie of the Year. The lone defenceman across the CJHL's nine member...

North Battleford's Access Communications Centre was rocking over the weekend with bucking broncs, country music, and capacity crowds at the 52nd Annual North Battleford Kinsmen Rodeo, held Friday through Sunday, April 26-28. Complemented by what was gorgeous weather outside throughout the three-day event, organizing co...

A thrilling weekend of hockey came to a close on Sunday night with the Canoe Lake Young Guns winning the 2024 Senator's Cup The Young Guns clinched the title with a 4-2 victory over the Sandy Lake Chiefs on Sunday night at the Art Hauser Centre. Sandy Lake previously beat the Young Guns 3-2 on Sunday evening, forcing C...

The Melfort Mustangs have now lost two games in a row for just the second time this postseason, as the Flin Flon Bombers have begun to climb back in this Finals series.What was once a 3-0 lead, has now been cut to 3-2, as the Bombers forced a Game 6 in Melfort on Tuesday, after a 5-2 victory on Saturday."It comes ...

The Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame gained seven new members yesterday. During a ceremony at the Ches Leach Lounge inside the Art Hauser Centre on Saturday night, the Class of 2024 were each honoured with an induction video and given a medal and a pin from some of the Hall's directors and executives. The Class of 202...

It was a storybook ending for Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki and the Regina Rebels as they claimed gold at the 2024 Esso Cup.Zablocki scored the winning goal and was named the tournament's MVP as the Rebels beat the North York Storm 2-1 on Saturday.The gold medal game was a rematch of the first game of the tournament...

The Melfort Mustangs are still in the driver's seat ahead of Game 5 of the SJHL Finals, against the Flin Flon Bombers.Melfort is now on their second of four cracks at the cup, this time on the road in the Whitney Forum.After a 4-3 overtime loss on home ice in Game 4 on Thursday, the Mustangs are now focused on the proc...

A local weightlifter will be heading to the International Powerlifting Federation World Bench Press Championships next month. Melfort's Jalen Nelson, 23, is travelling to Austin, TX to represent Canada at the event. Jalen's father Ryan told northeastNOW his son started lifting weights for high school football in Grade ...

The Prince Albert Jr. Predators lacrosse club are prepared to put their Prairie Gold Lacrosse League (PGLL) title on the line as their first game in a new season is on the horizon. Saturday marks the beginning of another climb to the top of the mountain for the club after they managed to accomplish the feat last year, ...

Indigenous hockey teams from across the prairies are in Prince Albert this weekend for the eighth annual Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Senator's Cup. The 2024 edition of the tournament will feature 19 teams competing for the grand prize, three more than last year when they had 16. This year will feature three team...

Just a year after hosting a special 50th Anniversary celebration, the Battlefords North Stars will again hold a special milestone event this summer, as hosts of the 2024 SJHL Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.Coupling the Induction Banquet with their annual Alumni Golf Tournament for a two-day weekend celebration June 21...

Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki and the Regina Rebels are off to the semi-finals of the Esso Cup after winning their final round-robin game.Zablocki had one assist in the 4-3 win over the Northern Subway Selects from Nova Scotia to finish second in the standings, qualifying for the next round.The Rebels were off to a ...

The Melfort Mustangs were one goal away from an SJHL Championship on Thursday night, as the SJHL Finals needed extra time for the second consecutive game.Aidyn Hutchinson had the game on his stick in the dying seconds of the third period, but couldn't get the handcuffed rebound attempt off, while Chase Friedt-Mohr was ...

The Melfort Mustangs are now one win away from an SJHL Championship, which means a handful of their players have a great opportunity to end their Junior A hockey careers on the best possible note.This current Mustangs squad has eight 2003-born players, including Clay Sleeva, Aidyn Hutchinson, Ryan Duguay, Leith Olafson...

Battlefords North Stars' forward, Josh Medernach has announced his commitment to the NAIT Ooks for the fall of 2024, joining one of the top collegiate programs in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC)."It feels great to join the team and the college," Medernach said of his excitement for the opportu...

It took more than 80 minutes on Wednesday night for Game 3 to decide a winner but the Melfort Mustangs got it done.On the Mustangs' 47th shot of the evening, which came in double overtime, it was number 47 Aidyn Hutchinson played the hero for a 4-3 victory over the Flin Flon Bombers.The Mustangs have pushed Flin Flon t...

Stryker Zablocki was a force to be reckoned with during Day 4 at the Esso Cup on Wednesday. The Prince Albert product lit the lamp not once, not twice, but three times for a hat-trick while tacking on an assist during the Rebels 6-2 rout of the tournament host Thompson-Okanagan Lakers. With the four-point outing, the 1...

Following a highly successful last three years with the John Paul II Crusaders volleyball team, North Battleford's Josh Bell will be headed to Lakeland College for the next chapter of his volleyball journey this fall.The Crusaders' senior said he looks forward to the opportunity ahead to continue to pursue his passion ...