Golf Saskatchewan announced its 2025 provincial amateur golf championship schedule on Wednesday and it includes a local club as one of the hosts.The Humboldt Golf Club (HGC) will play host to the Saskatchewan Amateur Championships in July.This includes the Amateur and Mid-Amateur Championships for both men and women.&q...

Olympic 3x3 basketball player, Paige Crozon, will be back in her home province this weekend to teach the next generation.Crozon will be hosting a youth basketball camp in Saskatoon on Sunday, with help from Canada Basketball.The Canadian Men's National team is set to host the Dominican Republic on Thursday and Mexico o...

The snowy conditions have affected a local hockey team. The Melfort Mustangs game in Yorkton Tuesday night has been postponed due to the weather and highway conditions. The Mustangs are riding a three-game winning streak and lead the league with 28 points. No word yet on when the game will be played. - Cam.lee@pattison...

Nipawin Hawks' netminder Gage Roberts is the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Rookie of the Week.The SJHL named their weekly winners Monday, Roberts is the first Hawk to be honoured for their play this season. The 18-year-old made 36 saves in a 1-0 Hawks win Saturday in Humboldt over the Broncos.Overall this ye...

North Battleford's John Paul II Collegiate senior girls' volleyball team emerged victorious in the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association's 4A provincial championship held in La Ronge over the weekend. The John Paul II Crusaders arrived at the tournament as the team to beat and they didn't let their fierce repu...

The Melfort Mustangs are back in the top 10 in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's (CJHL) Top 20 rankings. The Mustangs are number 10 in this week's rankings, the highest-ranked SJHL team. Melfort is 8-2 in their last 10 games and have won three straight. The Mustangs were 3-0 last week, with three one-goal victories. ...

A three-game weekend road sweep for the Tisdale Trojans has moved them up the standings in the Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League. Tisdale kicked off the weekend with a 3-2 victory in Yorkton over the Kinsmen Maulers Friday night. Tisdale led 2-0 after one period with goals from Ramy Borowsky and Jacob Tait. The Troja...

For the third time in four days, the Melfort Mustangs picked up a victory that didn't come easy.After a 3-2 overtime victory on Wednesday over the Estevan Bruins, Melfort avoided a third-period collapse against the Nipawin Hawks on Friday, pulling out a 4-3 shootout win.Then, on Saturday night, the Mustangs won in regu...

Gage Roberts made 36 saves Saturday for Nipawin leading the Hawks to a 1-0 win over Humboldt in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) action.Coming off a resilient 4-3 shootout loss Friday, the Hawks felt confident improvements were coming with their young roster including the goaltending, that stood true at the Elg...

The Melfort Comets girls' volleyball team won the silver medal at provincials in La Ronge. The Comets beat undefeated Tisdale in the 4A quarterfinals to advance to the semi-final, then disposed of Humboldt to reach the final. Melfort lost in straight sets to the champion North Battleford John Paul II. Humboldt played i...

The Melfort Mustangs nearly let Friday night's game slip away against the Nipawin Hawks.Melfort had a goal in each of the first two periods to take a 2-0 lead into period three.They held onto that lead with less than seven minutes to go in the final frame, before the Hawks rallied for three straight goals in just four ...

Down 2-0 nearing the later stage of the final period Friday in Melfort the Hawks scratched back scoring three times to take the lead before falling 4-3 in a shootout to the Mustangs.The second meeting of the season between the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) rivals kicked off parent-billet weekend for the reig...

The Prince Albert Raiders have put pen to paper with one of their picks from the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.The club announced on Saturday that they have signed 2009-born defenceman Liam Myhre to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. A native of Nipawin, Myhre was taken in the third round, 49th overall, by P.A. in...

The Melfort Mustangs and their players will welcome plenty of family members to town this weekend as they celebrate their annual Parent/Billet appreciation week.Melfort will begin the festivities Friday night when they play host to their biggest rival in the league.The Nipawin Hawks will be descending on the Northern L...

The second installment of the Hawks and Mustangs rivalry goes Friday at the Northern Lights Palace.Melfort opened the eight-game season series with a 6-2 win over Nipawin at the Centennial Arena on Oct. 19. Nipawin last played on Saturday at home, a 5-2 loss to the Bombers. The Mustangs edged Estevan 3-2 in overtime on...

A legend of the Melfort Mustangs organization returned to the Northern Lights Palace Wednesday night for the first time in roughly 10 years.Former Head Coach of the team (back in the 1990s) Kevin Dickie was honoured prior to the Mustangs taking on the Estevan Bruins on Nov. 13.The club held a presentation for Dickie pr...

For the third time in three meetings this season, the Melfort Mustangs beat the Estevan Bruins by just one goal.Despite outshooting the Bruins 46-14, the Mustangs needed overtime to pick up their 12th victory of the season.Benjamin Polhill made 43 saves on the night for Estevan, while Madden Mulawka needed just 12 for ...

The Melfort Mustangs will play their first of three home games on the week tonight (Wednesday) when they host the Estevan Bruins.The meeting between the two clubs will be the third of four on the year, with the previous two being played in southern Saskatchewan.Melfort won both of the prior matchups in Estevan, however...

Three local northeast teams medaled at the 4A girls volleyball regionals held in Melfort on the weekend. The hometown Comets edged the Tisdale Tornadoes two sets to one to win the gold medal. The Tornadoes claimed silver. The Nipawin LP Miller Bears beat Yorkton Sacred Heart two sets to one to win bronze. Provincials w...

The Melfort Mustangs remain in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's (CJHL) Top 20 rankings. The Mustangs slipped from number nine in the country to 14th. Melfort fell 6-2 to Flin Flon on the weekend in their first game in over a week. The Mustangs host Estevan Wednesday night at the Palace, as they honour former head co...

The Hawks blueprint for Saturday's result was a familiar one as Nipawin had opportunities but came up short against the Flin Flon Bombers in a 5-2 loss.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club was a much different team than the one that gave up 63 shots to the Bombers in the season opener on Sept. 21, but Nipa...

The Nipawin Hawks are back in action Saturday following a 10-day hiatus.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club will host the Flin Flon Bombers at the Centennial Arena at 7 p.m. for the first time this season. The teams met on the opening night of the SJHL campaign, the Bombers won 4-3 at the Whitney Forum to...

Big plays helped lead the Melfort Comets to the 9-aside high school football championship. Six touchdowns by running back David Goudy, including five of over 50 yards, gave the Comets an 86-27 victory over the Tisdale Tornadoes in the final in Melfort on Saturday. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)Comets head coach Dave Rogers tol...

A slow start for the Melfort Mustangs sealed their fate in a 6-2 loss in Flin Flon Friday night. The Mustangs had been idle since Oct. 30 and struggled to get in rhythm early in Friday night's game. The Bombers stormed out to a 2-0 lead after one period and added a pair of goals early in the second to put the Mustangs ...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are looking to end an unfortunate streak that has been building in Winnipeg.The Green and White haven't won in Winnipeg since the 2018 Labour Day Classic rematch, also known as the Banjo Bowl. Since then, the Riders have gone 0-8 against the Bombers in their home stadium.Saskatchewan take o...

It's a huge Highway 3 showdown for the 4A 9-man high school football championship this weekend. The Melfort Comets, who enter the game undefeated this season, will host the Tisdale Tornadoes for the title, who are making their first provincial final appearance in over four decades. The two teams met twice in the regula...

The Melfort Mustangs return to action after a week off with a Sherwood Division battle. The Mustangs travel north to face the Flin Flon Bombers Friday night.Melfort enters the game with a record of 11-3-0 (W-L-OTL) on the season and they lead the league with a .786 win percentage. Flin Flon is 6-9-1 on the season but t...

The Nipawin Hawks are currently on a 10-day break but that hasn't stopped the work for General Manager Tad Kozun.The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club added Aiden Bruce from the Humboldt Broncos for a player development fee and a conditional draft pick. The 18-year-old committed to Humboldt after leading th...