A first of its kind lacrosse program in Saskatchewan, that was created to help get girls more active in sports, has experienced a very successful start.Over the weekend the Flatland Coyotes sent three teams to Sherwood Park, Alberta, to compete at the Rock the North Box Lacrosse tournament. In a social media post, U11 ...

The Prince Albert Raiders have finalized the deals with a couple of their top draft picks.The team announced recently they have signed both defenceman Brock Cripps and forward Ben Harvey to WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements. The Raiders selected both players in the first round of the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft e...

A Prince Albert lacrosse team is trying to represent Saskatchewan on the national stage for the first time ever. The U21 Prince Albert Predators will enter the playdowns for the Junior B national championships with the team in the midst of a strong regular season."We had always known we had a chance to make some n...

It's known as one of the hardest trophies to win in Canadian hockey and it proved to be just that for the Melfort Mustangs who fell 1-0 to the Collingwood Blues at the Centennial Cup in Oakville, Ont.The team was undefeated heading into the Sunday final and put up a valiant effort against the No. 1 seed in the Canadian...

The Melfort Mustangs are now just one win away from their first National Championship in club history.This will be the organization's biggest game since 1996 - the last time they made it to the Centennial Cup final when they finished second. So, fans aren't wasting the opportunity to travel from Saskatchewan to Ontario...

A trip to the national championship game was on the line and the Melfort Mustangs did not disappoint Saturday night. The team defeated the Calgary Canucks 2-1 at the Centennial Cup in Oakville, Ont. to earn a spot in the championship game Sunday."Kudos to Calgary, they have a good team that's fast and skilled, but...

The Melfort Mustangs wrapped up the pool play of this year's Centennial Cup, picking up a 3-1 win over the host, Oakville Blades.Melfort deployed a very young and inexperienced lineup, as they were locked into their playoff position, no matter the result.Despite playing without their top six, in Ryan Duguay, Aidyn Hutc...

The indoor volleyball season has ended and a couple of Prince Albert-based teams are highlighting their successes. First, the En Fuego U14 girl's team recently returned from a national event in B.C. where they finished 36th among 110 teams across Canada."I feel like the competition was extremely tight," said ...

The Prince Albert Aerials gymnastics club was well represented at provincials.Over a dozen gymnasts made the trip to Saskatoon last weekend, and returned home with a number of medals. Among them was 11-year-old Lucia Tamayo who finished second in vault, second in uneven bars, and fourth overall for the CCP6 level.Meanw...

It's been a great start to the season for the U11 A Prince Albert Aces.The girl's softball team won their first tournament of the season last weekend, bringing home the gold medal from an early bird tournament in Saskatoon. It was the team's first game action of the season after some inclement weather led to some cance...

Prince Albert's Bella Mulhall and Taryn Dumont have gone the distance and earned the respect of their province.They competed last week at the National Senior Girls' Doubles Bowling Championship and finished in a tie for fourth with British Columbia. This was Dumont's first trip to Nationals and told paNOW it was really...

Team Saskatchewan is coming home with one medal from the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Alberta.The men's team faced Ontario in the gold medal game on Saturday but fell 4-0, to settle for silver.The team made it to the final after a nail-biting 4-3 win over B.C. in the semi-finals.Konnor Watson, Conner Bea...

The Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association (SHSAA) held their annual badminton provincials at Nipawin's L.P. Miller Comprehensive School this past weekend that saw a handful of athletes collect hardware on home court. Nipawin's Martina Moore and Toni Akinwuntan won gold in girls doubles, going undefeated in the...

The future continues to be bright for the Prince Albert Raiders after the team made 11 selections during the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft on Thursday.Raiders Director of Player Personnel Bruno Zarrillo said this year's draft class will complement the team's other young prospects."It's always exciting when you get the ...

Golf season is about to kick into high gear, and the head professional at Cooke Municipal Golf Course has started to notice some new trends in the sport.Darcy Myers is the head pro at Cooke and said one thing he's noticed is more females taking up the game."It's hard to pinpoint, but Brooke Henderson, she's a high...

The Centennial Cup began earlier on Thursday in Oakville, Ont. as 10 teams from across Canada started to battle it out for a national championship.For the Melfort Mustangs game one of round-robin play is scheduled for Thursday night against the Miramichi Timberwolves."We're excited and ready to go, we had a couple...

The next wave of senior baseball all-stars are just days away from hitting the diamonds in northeast and north central Saskatchewan. The Highway 3 Baseball League finalized its schedule Wednesday night with Birch Hills and Nipawin facing off in the opening game, a rematch of last year's finals series. READ MORE: Nipawi...

The future is even brighter for the Prince Albert Raiders following the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft and U.S. Priority Draft. Like last year, the Raiders selected second overall choosing Victoria, BC defenceman Brock Cripps from St. George's School U15 Prep. Following the pick, the Raiders were meant to draft ninth however...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

The 2024 SJHL champion Melfort Mustangs roster has strong connections to the Prince Albert area.First is Chase Friedt-Mohr, named MVP of the SJHL Playoffs after the Mustangs knocked off the Flin Flon Bombers Tuesday to claim the league title."We had a very special group right from the start this year...very glad w...

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...

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 ...

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 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...