The Prince Albert Jr. Predators lacrosse club are prepared to put their Prairie Gold Lacrosse League (PGLL) title on the line as their first game in a new season is on the horizon. Saturday marks the beginning of another climb to the top of the mountain for the club after they managed to accomplish the feat last year, ...

Indigenous hockey teams from across the prairies are in Prince Albert this weekend for the eighth annual Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Senator's Cup. The 2024 edition of the tournament will feature 19 teams competing for the grand prize, three more than last year when they had 16. This year will feature three team...

Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki and the Regina Rebels are off to the semi-finals of the Esso Cup after winning their final round-robin game.Zablocki had one assist in the 4-3 win over the Northern Subway Selects from Nova Scotia to finish second in the standings, qualifying for the next round.The Rebels were off to a ...

Stryker Zablocki was a force to be reckoned with during Day 4 at the Esso Cup on Wednesday. The Prince Albert product lit the lamp not once, not twice, but three times for a hat-trick while tacking on an assist during the Rebels 6-2 rout of the tournament host Thompson-Okanagan Lakers. With the four-point outing, the 1...

Once again, Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki found the back of the net as her team, the Regina Avana Rebels won their first game of the Esso Cup.Zablocki notched a goal and assist to help the Rebels beat the Intrépide de l'Outaouais, 7-1 on Monday.Zablocki's goal came short-handed at the 13-minute mark of the th...

After a record setting indoor season, the Prince Albert Youth Soccer Association is preparing for their outdoor season, which begins on May 1."We reached the maximum number, we had 914 players playing in indoor season," said Dragan Ivkovic, the technical director of the Prince Albert Youth Soccer Association....

Prince Albert Raiders star forward Ryder Ritchie has been selected to represent Canada at the upcoming IIHF U18 World Championship.The tournament begins April 25 in Finland.Ritchie was one of seven WHL players named to Team Canada's roster on Tuesday.Despite an injury that kept him out of the lineup for an extended str...

A pair of Prince Albert area football players are basking in championship glory after winning the World Bowl American Football Championship in Germany earlier this month.Both Robby Everest and Layne Vandale were members of the Saskatchewan Selects, representing Canada at the tournament. The U14 Selects beat Netherlands...

One of the biggest weekends on Saskatchewan's archery calendar took place in Prince Albert last weekend. The Timberland Bowbenders Archery Club played host to this year's JOP Championships and Indoor Target Provincials. About 450 archers took part in Saturday's events with another 400 in Sunday's rounds. This is the fo...

The Melfort Mustangs have announced that one of their best defencemen has found his home for next season.Twenty-year-old, Chase Friedt-Mohr, has committed to the University of Regina and will suit up as a Cougar as early as this fall.The native of Prince Albert is in his first season with the Mustangs this year and is ...

The Prince Albert Pickleball Association is gearing up to host their second annual Winter Thaw Classic tournament this weekend. Games will be held at the Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse beginning on Friday afternoon and wrapping up a day later on Saturday where 70 people are signed up to play.P.A. Pickleball President Devin ...

Heavyweight wrestler Owen Ferchuk is coming home to Prince Albert with two bronze medals after competing at nationals in the U19 Heavyweight category in Mississauga, Ontario."I got bronze in Freestyle and bronze in Greco," said the 17-year-old Ferchuk. Really it means everything. Everything you did through ou...

Prince Albert will have some representation at the upcoming Jeff Sauer International Deaf Hockey Series in Buffalo, New York.P.A. born Nathan Flodell is a member of Team Canada at the tournament, which begins on Thursday.The Canadian men's team will compete against the Czech Republic, Finland, and the host U.S.This wil...

A group of young women are putting the tiny town of Debden, Saskatchewan on the map.For the third straight year, the Debden Roadrunners have won the U20 girls national broomball championship. The team beat Ontario's Eastern Thunder 2-1 in the finals."These girls should really be commended for that...all these girl...

Fresh off a finals appearance with the Notre Dame Hounds, Prince Albert's Sasha Malenfant now knows what the next step in her hockey career looks like.The 18-year-old forward has committed to MacEwan University in Edmonton and will compete in Canada West next season."Earlier this year I talked to MacEwan at a tour...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a sport that has grown in popularity and attracts athletes of all ages, and over the weekend many young warriors from Prince Albert put their skills to the test.The 10th Annual Western Canadian Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament was held this past weekend in Regina.From Prince Albert's Renegade ...

The Prince Albert Raiders cleaned out their lockers Saturday, one day after the team was eliminated from the Western Hockey League playoffs by the Saskatoon Blades.And while there was disappointment in the air at the Art Hauser Centre, many of the players were holding their heads high after a season that saw the team g...

The Prince Albert Raiders saw their season come to an end Friday night, losing 6-2 to the Saskatoon Blades in Game 5 of their first round Western Hockey League playoff series.The Blades scored four goals in the first period and never looked back, as they cruised to a series clinching win on home ice in front of nearly ...

The Prince Albert Raiders find themselves fighting for their playoff lives after a Game 4 loss to the Saskatoon Blades Wednesday night at the Art Hauser Centre.The Raiders suffered a 4-1 setback at the hands of the Blades on Wednesday and now trail their best of seven first round playoff series three games to one.Saska...

Following an excruciating overtime loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Tuesday night, the Prince Albert Raiders will try to bounce back Wednesday night as their first round playoff series continues.Saskatoon leads the best of seven series two games to one heading into Game 4 Wednesday.Raiders Head Coach Jeff Truitt said hi...

Easton Armstrong scored just 23 seconds into overtime to complete the hat trick as the Saskatoon Blades beat the Prince Albert Raiders 4-3 Tuesday night in Game 3 of their first round playoff series at the Art Hauser Centre.The Blades now lead the series two games to one. The Raiders got goals from Krzysztof Macias, Ry...

The Great Western Open Provincials were held last weekend in Saskatoon and Prince Albert was well represented.The Men's team finished third behind Saskatoon and Regina.The mixed team won silver and was only three points behind Saskatoon.Sean Dieno was named to the men's all star team. Over the course of 10 games, his a...

After earning a series split on the road last week, the Prince Albert Raiders will now try to use home ice to their advantage against the Saskatoon Blades as the two rivals continue their first round WHL Playoff Series at the Art Hauser Centre with Game 3 Tuesday night.The Raiders won Game 1 on Thursday in large part t...

The Prince Albert U18 AAA Mintos will have a new face behind the bench this season. The Board of Directors announced the hiring of Doan Smith as head coach.A press release from the team read, 'Doan comes to the Mintos with a number of years of coaching experience at many different levels of minor hockey. Most recently ...

Another season in the Twin Rivers Hockey League (TRHL) came to a close last weekend in an exciting winner-take-all Game 5. In front of packed stands at the Jubilee Sports Centre in Rosthern, the Birch Hills Blackhawks crowned themselves champions of the TRHL over the Rosthern Wheat Kings, winning 5-4 in double overtime...

After a Game 1 victory for the Prince Albert Raiders on Thursday, the Saskatoon Blades responded with a win of their own in Game 2 Friday night at SaskTel Centre in what is turning out to be a very interesting first round playoff series between the two rivals.The best of seven series is now tied at 1-1.The Blades were ...

The Brandon Wheat Kings are going to be down a man for the first round of the Western Hockey League (WHL) Playoffs.On Friday afternoon, the club announced that Prince Albert-born forward Matt Henry was suspended for eight games after he tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance (PED). "The Brandon Whea...

Max Hildebrand made 41 saves Thursday night as the Prince Albert Raiders sent shock waves through the Western Hockey League as they beat the heavily favoured Saskatoon Blades 4-3 in Game 1 of their first round playoff series at SaskTel Centre.The Raiders now lead the best-of-seven series 1-0.Prince Albert fell behind 2...

Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki and the Regina Avana Rebels are champions of Saskatchewan once again. The club claimed its second consecutive Sask. Female U18 AAA Hockey title on Wednesday night, taking the best-of-three series in straight games over fellow P.A. native Sasha Malenfant and the Notre Dame Hounds. Regina...

With 38 points separating the two teams in the regular season standings, there's little doubt that the Prince Albert Raiders are major underdogs as they head into their first round playoff series against the rival Saskatoon Blades.The number eight-seeded Raiders and top-seeded Blades kick off their matchup with Game 1 ...