Marshall Senger's first PBR Canada Cup Series victory brought his father to tears."Honestly, seeing that was probably one of the best moments of my life," he said."My family's put so much time and money into me. So when I'm given the opportunities to make them proud, it means a lot when I can get it done...

The Meadow Lake Spartans had just lost their season finale 77-7 in Delisle when two graduating players asked head coach Coleton Ethier how they could come back.They wanted to coach.For Ethier, the requests were a sign of the culture taking shape at Carpenter High School, where the football program is in its second seas...

Demers Boxing hosted its second card at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre on Saturday in front of nearly 300 people. The event featured boxers and clubs from across Saskatchewan and Alberta, along with a main-event fighter from Colorado. "We had a number of local boxers on the card. They all performed really well,"...

For the past five years, Avery Pearson has put her shoes through thousands of kilometres on the track.Now with a professional contract in hand, the Meadow Lake, Sask. product can look back at how far she's come."I put in the honest work to get to this point," Pearson said. "I'm definitely thinking of my ...

Meadow Lake council has backed a bid to host Saskatchewan's men's and women's curling championships in 2028, which would require hockey and figure skating to move elsewhere for two weeks.Council also agreed to provide municipal facilities free of charge to the event's host. The city would cover the up-front costs."...

With no playoff berth ahead and one game remaining, the Meadow Lake Spartans asked to practise on Thanksgiving Monday.The coaching staff had planned to give the players the holiday off, coach Coleton Ethier said. Instead, they requested another session before Friday's season finale against Delisle Rebels."There's ...

A pair of boxers from Demers Boxing travelled to Dakota Dunes Casino on Oct. 3 to compete in the Kopas Boxing Pro-Am and dinner show. Seventeen-year-old Havanna Demers earned a unanimous-decision victory over Olivia Wilcocks of Cold Lake, Alta., while 12-year-old Luke Lenko lost by split decision to hometown boxer Zeke...

Marshall Senger is riding a winning streak into a PBR Canada team battle in Edmonton this weekend, with back-to-back bull-riding titles under his belt.The Meadow Lake bull rider captured his second straight Bull Riders Canada event title in Eriksdale, Man., scoring 172.5 points on two bulls. The $3,135 victory moved hi...

Stanley Cup champion defenceman and Saskatchewan product Lyle Odelein has died at the age of 58.As reported Saturday by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Odelein died from a heart attack overnight on Friday.A native of Quill Lake, Odelein played over 1,000 games in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Phoe...

Meadow Lake's Marshall Senger will compete alongside three of PBR Canada's top six riders at a team bull-riding event in Edmonton next week.The 21-year-old is one of six professionals named to the Buck Your Own Bull Battle on Oct. 9 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre, part of the Cinch Canadian Country Expo.Each professional ...

The Carpenter High School Spartans found their strongest offensive performance of the season Friday, throwing two touchdown passes and producing more than 250 yards despite a 74-14 loss to the Kindersley Kobras.Spartans head coach Coleton Ethier said the score did not reflect the progress he saw from his young team.&qu...

Some of Saskatchewan's top baseball figures were enshrined in history Saturday as the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum welcomed its 2026 induction class, honouring 11 individuals, three teams and one family.Dr. Craig Weran, who grew up playing baseball in the Battlefords before his career took him across N...

Driven by a desire for success not only for himself, but for his community, Cole Sanderson stands among the most decorated wrestlers Saskatchewan has ever produced. From Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Sanderson began his wrestling journey as a high school student in Prince Albert, and quickly became a regional, provincial...

A Prince Albert woman was victorious in the 45th annual Frank Dunn Triathlon held Sunday in Waskesiu. Anne Marie Charles of Prince Albert won the women's event with a time of 3:07:20. On the men's side, Melfort competitor Curtis Glanville took home the trophy with a time of 2:45:47. Organizers said 42 teams and 125 in...

Havanna Demers continued her boxing journey south of the border over the weekend, travelling to Oklahoma City for the Rival Boxing Championships. After receiving a bye to the final, Demers faced a tough opponent in Brijhana Epperson - the No. 1-ranked amateur featherweight worldwide. Although Demers dropped the contest...

Meadow Lake bull rider Hudson Cockrum has earned a place among Bull Riders Canada's top 10 this season, but the latest national standings have done little to satisfy the young man's ambitions."I'd really like to be higher," Cockrum told meadowlakeNOW."I'm always shooting for number one and wanna be there...

After the second day of the Saskatchewan Junior Golf Championships, the contenders for the title are shaping up as athletes from around the province play their final round at The Legends Golf Course in Warman.North Battleford's Shae Maunula is tied for third overall heading into the final day, sitting at 2-under, five ...

Matthew Sexton only needed one lane to change the game.In his first game as Saskatchewan's primary returner, Sexton fielded a punt near his own goal line and took it 101 yards the other way for a touchdown, helping the Roughriders hold off the Ottawa Redblacks 27-22 Friday night at TD Place Stadium.The special teams sc...

The Carpenter Spartans will begin the 2026 football season at home before navigating a regular-season schedule featuring two meetings each with the John Paul II Crusaders and Kindersley Kobras ahead of the provincial playoffs.The schedule, released recently, opens with a non-conference game against the Bonnyville Voyag...

The NHL Draft is coming up this weekend, and a Meadow Lake local is hoping to hear his name called from the draft floor in Buffalo. This is the third and final year of eligibility for Dawson Gerwing, a soon to be 20-year-old forward for the Kelowna Rockets and a former Battlefords U18 AAA Star. Last year, Gerwing was r...

Canada's resounding World Cup win over Qatar doesn't just put the team in the driver's seat to advance in the tournament for the first time - it raises the prospect of even more Team Canada action in Vancouver.If Canada wins or draws against Switzerland at BC Place next Wednesday, it means the stadium will also host a ...

A year ago, Brandt Spencer's opportunity to represent Saskatchewan on a national baseball stage ended with a broken elbow.This summer, the Meadow Lake pitcher is getting another chance.Spencer has been named to Team Saskatchewan for the Road to Okotoks tournament, a Baseball Canada championship event that will bring to...

The Muckleshoot Gold Cup, the premiere Indian Relay event was held this past weekend at Emerald Downs in Auburn, WA. Saultaux First Nation's Poitras Racing took home the win for the second time in team history, with rider Joe "Jumpin Joe" Jackson on the track. The event featured heats on June 12-14. Poitras R...

"Hockey Night in Canada," a program that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season.A sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications and the CBC that allowed HNIC to air on the network expired at the end of the Stanl...

Approximately 200 students from Turtleford and surrounding schools will take part in the 2026 I Can Games in Turtleford, according to a Special Olympics Saskatchewan press release.The event is scheduled for June 3 at the Turtleford Community Centre and is supported by Special Olympics Saskatchewan. Organizers said the ...

As girls' hockey continues to surge in popularity across Saskatchewan, a new regional committee hopes to make the sport more accessible for families in smaller Northwest communities by creating more local teams and reducing travel demands.The Northwest Female Hockey Committee has been formed to create more opportunitie...

OTTAWA - Abby Roque scored twice to lead the Montreal Victoire to their first Walter Cup trophy Wednesday night with a 4-0 victory over the Ottawa Charge in Game 4.The championship game featured two former players from Prince Albert, Sask. on opposing teams - Northern Bear alumni Kaitlin Willoughby with the Victoire ve...

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame has announced their 2026 inductees. The inductees are brought in three separate categories. Individual, team, and family. Each of the inductees significantly contributed to baseball in Saskatchewan whether as a player, umpire, builder, team, etc. The following have been selected t...