The U15 Melfort Mustangs had a near perfect season.Melfort lost just twice all year, one of which came to the U15 Melfort Colts in league play, before the two teams combined to win provincial gold."Last week, we advanced to the league finals against the other Melfort team and we were the top two teams in the leagu...

The CFL's West Division Most Outstanding Lineman and Melfort native Logan Ferland will be with the Green and White through 2027. The former Melfort Comet and Regina Thunder offensive lineman inked a two-year contract extension, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced in a news release on Monday. Ferland was the glue tha...

The Melfort Mustangs have advanced to the second round of this year's SJHL playoffs.With a 5-2 victory on Saturday night at home, Melfort eliminated the Kindersley Klippers in five games."The boys were resilient tonight, they were pretty upset after game four, so coming back home, I knew they'd get it done. The bi...

The Melfort Mustangs were 20 minutes away from Round 2 on Wednesday night, before a Kindersley Klippers comeback and overtime win forced a Game 5 tonight.Melfort is now looking to respond from their first loss of the postseason and advance to the second-round this evening at home."It's a huge game and we want to b...

Melfort Mustangs' defenceman Nolan Roberts has committed to a career after Junior A.The team announced that Roberts has committed to the University of Guelph, where he will suit up for the Gryphons next season."I'm super excited and thankful for my time here in Melfort and just everything that Blevins and the whol...

The Melfort Mustangs were 20 minutes away from Round 2 Wednesday night, until they weren't.Melfort led the Kindersley Klippers 2-0 after two periods, before Kindersley came storming back.After the Klippers scored twice to tie it and send it to overtime, they needed just over five minutes in the extra frame to force a G...

The Melfort Mustangs won by the skin of their teeth Tuesday night in Game 3 against the Kindersley Klippers.Melfort held off a late rally by the Klippers, holding on for a 4-3 victory."In the first period we didn't stick to the way we play, in the D zone we were losing guys and not winning the hard area battles. W...

The community around the sport of wrestling in Saskatchewan is a small but committed one, and a large reason for that community's growth is because of Meadow Lake wrestling coach Chris Brownrigg. This year, Brownrigg is the Rivers West Coach of the Year for his efforts to help grow the sport through coaching both the C...

The Melfort Mustangs look to take a stranglehold in their SJHL playoff series with the Kindersley Klippers. Melfort won the first two games at the Northern Lights Palace by a combined score of 11-3. The Mustangs had two goals and an assist from Reilley Kotai in their 5-2 victory Friday night. Melfort scored six unanswe...

The Adam Herold Legacy Foundation's 2025-26 Hockey and Leadership Development Program is accepting applications. The program is designed to provide "opportunities to Saskatchewan youth to develop and refine their hockey skills as well as their leadership potential," according to the Foundation's news release....

A big weekend for local teams at the HOOPLA provincial high school basketball championships in Saskatoon. The Wynyard Bears won the 3A girls championship with a 69-53 victory over Indian Head on Saturday. Lanigan finished with the bronze medal after a 66-52 win over Regina Christian. The top-seeded St. Brieux Crusaders...

The Melfort Mustangs took care of business Saturday night in Game 2 against the Kindersley Klippers.After trailing 1-0 after the first period, despite controlling most of the play, Melfort broke the game open in the second scoring five unanswered goals."In the first I think we dominated, but we just needed to get ...

The Melfort Mustangs won game one of their round one playoff series over the Kindersley Klippers Friday night by a score of 5-2.Although somewhat sloppy at times, Melfort never trailed and controlled most of the game over Kindersley en route to the victory."At the start, you could tell we had a bit of jitters and ...

Game 1, Round 1 of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs begin tonight, as the number-one seed Melfort Mustangs host the eighth-place Kindersley Klippers.Friday's game starts a playoff defence for the Mustangs, as they'll take it one game at a time in hopes of recapturing the Canterra Seeds Cup."Th...

Two former Melfort Mustang captains begin their journey for a USport National Championship on Friday in Ottawa.Ben Tkachuk and Justin Ball, members of the U of S Huskies, captured the Canada West title in Saskatoon earlier this month.Ball is now the captain of the University of Saskatchewan and in his fifth and final y...

Several local high school basketball teams are seeking provincial championships as they head off to HOOPLA in Saskatoon this weekend. In the 3A Girls bracket, the Wynyard Bears are the top seed, while the Lanigan Lazers are seeded third. The St. Brieux Crusaders are well-represented, with both girls and boys teams head...

The SJHL Awards were announced Wednesday afternoon and three different Mustangs were recognized for their successes this season.First off, head coach Trevor Blevins won his second Coach of the Year Award.After leading the Mustangs to their first SJHL Championship in eight years and a national final appearance last seas...

The Melfort Mustangs and Kindersley Klippers Round 1 Playoff Series is now just two days away, as Melfort will begin their postseason quest in hopes of a title defence.The number-one-seeded Mustangs enter the playoffs as the defending champions, and statistically, the best regular-season team in franchise history, with...

The Tisdale Trojans are now a week removed from their first-round playoff exit, at the hands of the Saskatoon Blazers.While four teams still remain in the SMAAAHL playoffs, the Trojans' season is over, a little earlier than they had hoped for.According to their head coach, however, this year's squad was quite young and...

The Nipawin Hawks held their awards banquet on Saturday concluding their season as the team won't be in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs.The biggest winner of the evening was second-year centreman Eric Hoiness. The Saskatoon product won the most valuable player, third star of the season, the iron m...

The Melfort Mustangs made history twice on Sunday afternoon.The team was in Wilcox for the regular season finale, which was also the last game in Notre Dame Hounds history.The Mustangs won the game by a score of 4-2, giving them their 46th victory of the regular season, a new team record."What a great group of guy...

The Melfort Mustangs made light work of the Notre Dame Hounds on Saturday night.Melfort hosted Notre Dame for their final home game of the season, downing them by a score of 7-1.Now the two clubs will meet again Sunday afternoon for the regular season finale in Wilcox, in what will be the last game in Notre Dame Hounds...

The Nipawin Hawks season concluded Friday with a 6-1 loss to the Humboldt Broncos on home ice, but the result isn't a reflection of the last couple of months for the young Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club.The team will end their 40th season in 11th place with 17 wins and 40 points, but they won seven of th...

The Melfort Mustangs will play their final home game of the regular season on Saturday against the Notre Dame Hounds.The contest will begin the final weekend set of the season for both clubs, as a rematch will take place between the two on Sunday in Wilcox.Melfort had a 14-game point streak snapped on Wednesday, in a 7...

The Nipawin Hawks will conclude the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season with a home ice matchup against the Humboldt Broncos on Friday.The Hawks have won seven of their last 10 games and will look for the season split against Humboldt. The Broncos are battling to remain sixth in the SJHL standings going int...

The Carrot River Outback Thunder are now two weeks removed from the end of their 2024/25 campaign in the Prairie Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and a long offseason lays ahead of them.In fact, its already begun as calls are continuously being made to prospective players, with spring camp just a week away.This coming after...

A Western Hockey League (WHL) game between the Tri-City Americans and Seattle Thunderbirds came to an abrupt end earlier this week following a fight between Thunderbirds defenceman Ashton Cumby and Americans blueliner, and former Prince Albert Raider, Terrell Goldsmith, which sent Goldsmith to the hospital with serious...

The Melfort Mustangs had their first-round playoff matchup locked in...and then they didn't.Melfort led the La Ronge Ice Wolves 5-3 at the Northern Lights Palace Wednesday night with just over five minutes left in the third period.In the last five minutes, La Ronge scored four times, en route to a 7-5 victory, official...