The Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) Scouts have written themselves into the history books. The Junior A hockey club claimed the first-ever Alberta Division title within the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier after downing the Calgary Bandits 6-3 in Game 3 of the best-of-three finals on Tuesday in Calgary...

Carrot River continued its wrestling display throughout the month of March, picking up medals at every age group in both school and club provincials.From March 13-14, five wrestlers from the high school went to provincials in Saskatoon where the girls' team went on to win the provincial championship at the 3A level. Pa...

The Melfort Mustangs hosted their annual Spring Camp this past weekend, with one of the days falling on the club's Game 5 loss in Battlefords.With the organization's first-round exit, as well as eight players graduating (aging out), the focus has now turned to the future."Overall, the camp went very well. It's alw...

The Nipawin Hawks Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season ended on Monday with a 5-2 loss to Weyburn giving the Red Wings a four games to two first round series victory.After trading wins over the first four games, Weyburn won games five and six on route to the final four and eliminating Nipawin. The Hawks demi...

A former member of the Humboldt Broncos has committed to playing post-secondary hockey.Defenceman Oakley McIlwain will play with the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings, coming this fall.McIlwain played parts of three seasons in Humboldt, beginning in the 2023/24 season.To start this year, the 20-year-old was part of the Bronco...

The Hawks are in Weyburn Monday facing elimination from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs for the first time.Nipawin lost game five 6-1 at the Centennial Arena on Saturday night giving the Red Wings a one game lead in the series and a chance to move on at home. Hawks Head Coach Tad Kozun said he is ...

Several local teams are coming home with hardware from Hoopla at Moose Jaw. The St. Brieux Crusaders are 2A Boys champions after a 84-57 victory over Preeceville. The Porcupine Plain Bears won the 1A Boys gold after a 71-63 win over Hafford. (Image Credit: SHSAA/Facebook) Wynyard is the 3A Girls champion after beating...

The Hawks allowed five powerplay goals against and never gave a packed Centennial Arena crowd a chance to get into their game five first round matchup against Weyburn that the Red Wings won 6-1 Saturday.The loss gave the Red Wings a three games to two lead over Nipawin in the best of seven Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Le...

The Melfort Mustangs 2025/26 season has come to an end.Melfort matched up with the Battlefords North Stars in the first round of the SJHL playoffs and fell in five games.Game 5 was held in North Battleford on Saturday and went to double overtime.Unfortunately for the Mustangs, they failed to score in both extra frames,...

The Melfort Mustangs are in North Battleford Saturday night for Game 5 of their first-round series against the North Stars.Melfort won Game 4 at home, back on Wednesday, to extend the series to this point.Now, they'll have to keep their season alive with no margin for error once more, hoping to replicate their 9-4 perf...

The Hawks and Red Wings will clash at the 'Cage' Saturday in game five of their best of seven Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoff series tied at two games each.Nipawin tied the series on Wednesday in Weyburn early in overtime when Konnor Watson scored the game winning goal. Coming home tied was the goal af...

One of the most prominent sports figures in North East Saskatchewan has been recognized by his community.Melfort Mustangs' head coach Trevor Blevins has been honoured by his hometown as Citizen of the Year.The honour comes from the Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce and their Mel-Bex Awards."It definitely ...

A Prince Albert hockey player is honing in on his coaching skills for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs. Although Van Taylor should be suiting up for the Nipawin Hawks in their first-round matchup against the Weyburn Red Wings, he's instead standing on the bench after an injury early in the season f...

The Melfort Mustangs have committed a new forward for the 2026/2027 season.Winnipeg, Man., native Jack Ross is the newest member of the Mustangs organization.Ross has spent the past five seasons with his hometown Wild organization, rising through the U15 AAA, U17 AAA, and now U18 AAA ranks.In a combined 175 regular-sea...

It's down to a best of three series between Nipawin and Weyburn after the Hawks won game four 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday to square the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) at two games each.The Red Wings, looking to take a stranglehold on the series after a 6-3 win in game three Tuesday jumped out to a 2-0 lead i...

For the second time in their first round Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoff series, Nipawin is needing a response.The Hawks are down again in the best of seven series after a 6-3 loss in Weyburn on Tuesday. Nipawin trailed the series 1-0 after the first game but responded with a win in game two. Now down ...

As temperatures slowly warm and the snow melts away, local ski hills are looking back at the wicked season it was. From a snowstorm that dropped over 40 cm to a cold spell that saw temperatures plummet to near -50, the weather proved to be one of the few challenges for both the Kinsmen Ski and Snowboard Centre in Princ...

The goals finally came for the Melfort Mustangs on Wednesday night, and they did so in a big way.Facing elimination, the Mustangs defeated the visiting Battlefords North Stars 9-4, despite allowing the first two goals of the game."We knew the situation coming to the game, and it definitely was a little discouragin...

The Melfort Mustangs are one loss away from their season being over.Down 2-0 in their first-round series against the Battlefords North Stars, prior to Tuesday night, Melfort looked to turn the tide back on their home ice, but things didn't go according to plan.Despite the Mustangs scoring the first two goals of the gam...

The Nipawin Hawks will seek to take home ice advantage back in their first round Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoff series with Weyburn on Tuesday.The teams split the first two games at Centennial Arena leading to games three and four at Whitecap Resources Centre. Nipawin Head Coach and General Manager Ta...

The Melfort Mustangs hope to get themselves part of the way back into their first-round series tonight (Tuesday) when they host the Battlefords North Stars.Melfort travelled to North Battleford this past weekend for games one and two, unfortunately falling short in both instances.Despite a sizeable shot lead, the Musta...

The Melfort Mustangs are not where they want to be, as they now trail their first-round series against the Battlefords North Stars two games to none.Despite outplaying their opponent for the majority of the two games, the Mustangs ultimately ran into hot goaltending, as they only scored a combined four goals on 85 tota...

Saturday's game two between Nipawin and Weyburn was not must win for the Hawks but dropping both games at home to open their Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) first round series to the Red Wings would be a hard hurdle to clear.After falling 4-2 in game one Friday, Nipawin rebounded with a resounding 5-1 win to k...

The Melfort Mustangs fell just short in their first game of the 2026 SJHL playoffs on Friday.Melfort dropped a 4-2 decision to the Battlefords North Stars, as they now trail the best-of-seven series 1-0.The Mustangs will be in action again on Saturday, in North Battleford, as they look for a response.The hope is a win ...

The Nipawin Hawks showed some early playoff jitters, and the veteran laden Weyburn Red Wings took advantage in game one of their first round series Friday at the 'Cage.'Aidan Mohan and Dion Schraeder scored first period goals, Roan Burgess added another in the second frame and the Hawks couldn't come back falling 4-2 o...

The Melfort Mustangs will begin their 2026 SJHL Playoffs in North Battleford tonight (Friday) as they take on the North Stars.Melfort has to begin on the road, as they are the lower of the two seeds."It's obviously a bit different for us being the lower seed and having to start on the road, but honestly, it's stil...

For the first time in three seasons the Nipawin Hawks will host a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoff game.Nipawin finished the regular season in fourth place and have home ice advantage in the best of seven series against the Weyburn Red Wings. Hawks' captain Finley Radloff is the only player on the roste...

The Melfort Mustangs will take on the Battlefords North Stars in a best-of-seven series beginning on Friday.It marks the first round of playoffs between the three (Battlefords) and six (Melfort) seeds in the SJHL this season."If you rewind to the start of the season, we figured we might be a middle-of-the-pack tea...