CPCA has seen better days
Although still wildly popular amongst fans, there’s no denying the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) is tightening the reins a little when it comes to the 2016 racing season.
Traditionally – and up to and including last year – the...
Northerners flock to Games
by Derek Cornet
The 2016 Saskatchewan First Nations Winter Games are underway and have attracted more than 3,400 athletes.
Onion Lake Cree Nation is hosting the event, which started March 27 and wraps up tomorrow (April 1) at the reserve and...
Gorst shines at Calgary auction
by Phil Ambroziak
Logan Gorst has come a long way. Embarking on his fifth season with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA), the Meadow Lake driver is now considered to be amongst the elite in his sport, something that was...
Female Stamps win again
by Derek Cornet
The Meadow Lake Female Midget ‘A’ Stampeders won the first game of the North Saskatchewan Female Hockey League championship March 20 and can win it all at home in their next outing.
It was the first game in...
Broncos win championship!
The Meadow Lake Broncos are this year's Beaver Lakes Hockey League (BLHL) champions, their first league title win since joining the league in 2012-13.
A 3-2 victory in Game 4 for the Broncos Friday night (March 18) ended the championship...
Hockey banquet scores big
by Derek Cornet
For the first time in many years, a year-end banquet was held by Meadow Lake Minor Hockey March 15 during which a number of people were recognized for their success.
It began with a meal prepared for more...
Female Stamps head to final
The Meadow Lake Midget ‘A’ female Stampeders are ready to become champions.
Following back-to-back wins against the Melfort Mustangs on the weekend, the Stamps have advanced to the final round of the North Sask Female Hockey League.
Game 2 in the...
JSJH Stingers advance
by Phil Ambroziak
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Just ask the Jonas Samson Junior High boys basketball team, which beat the much larger squad from Onion Lake in the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) 3A conference playdowns...
Broncos head to final
by Phil Ambroziak
Two down, one to go.
After going through the Moosomin Warriors and the La Ronge 89ers, the Meadow Lake Broncos have secured a spot in the Beaver Lakes Hockey League (BLHL) championship final against the Birch Hills Blackhawks.
“Birch...
Bench bosses boost team
by Phil Ambroziak
If two heads are better than one, four must be even better still.
That’s the philosophy the Meadow Lake Midget AA Stampeders’ coaching staff adheres to as the foursome – which includes Gary Vidal, Marlon Dancy, Mike Radford...