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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

A pair of Battlefords' locals are gearing up to take to the national stage this summer in Toronto, on the hardwood with Team Saskatchewan. North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Vikings' standouts Eston Glass and Max Weran have been named to don the Team Sask. threads for the program's 17U (Glass) and 15U (...

The Battlefords AAA Stars recently held their annual team awards banquet, celebrating the best of the 2023-24 hockey season. While the team just missed the playoffs, they did see a seven-win improvement from the year prior, finishing the season 10th overall in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL), with a 1...

One year ago today, the Battlefords North Stars capped off their winningest season in franchise history, with their fourth Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) championship in franchise history.Setting numerous franchise and SJHL records during the 2022-23 regular season, the team became the first in league history...

Sweetgrass First Nation's Lyrik Albert is coming off a third straight gold medal performance at the Saskatchewan Junior Olympic Program (JOP) Championships in Prince Albert. Marking Albert's third gold in just her third time competing at the Junior Olympics, the hardware adds to her first-place showings in 2023 and 202...

With the conclusion of their 2023-24 season, the Battlefords North Stars say goodbye to another class of 20-year-old players, who will graduate from the junior hockey ranks and move on to the next chapter, bringing with them many stories and memories from their time donning the North Stars' crest.#19 Brad BlakeComing c...

With the conclusion of their 2023-24 season, the Battlefords North Stars say goodbye to another class of 20-year-old players, who will graduate from the junior hockey ranks and move on to the next chapter, bringing with them many stories and memories from their time donning the North Stars' crest.#10 Riley GirodWhole-h...

The Battlefords Volleyball Club's 13U Team Impact is coming off a silver medal showing to cap their season at provincials in Warman. Playing seven matches total at the weekend tournament, the Impact showed resiliency on their road to the podium, bouncing back from three-set defeats to Saskatoon's Huskie Premier team (2...

There are few names across Saskatchewan as synonymous with the sport of volleyball as Wayne Hellquist. A longtime president of the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association, who also served as Volleyball Representative to the Canadian Olympic Committee for two decades, and Chef de Mission for the National Paralympic Team at ...

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...

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 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 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 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 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...

The Battlefords North Stars return to action Friday night in Flin Flon, looking to rebound quickly in Game 2 of their semi-finals series with the rival, Flin Flon Bombers.Coming off a 4-3 defeat in Game 1 just a night ago, which saw the team outshot 59-23, the North Stars did see some positives to build on with the lig...