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The Bonnyville Atom Pontiacs proved their place in the provincial tournament is no joke, defeating Fort Saskatchewan in a two game series and claiming the Zone 2 title.

Saturday night at the Ag-Corral was the setting for a night of honky tonkin' good fun as St. Paul's annual Bull-a-Rama was held in front of a packed crowd at the Ag Corral.

It's been an exciting senior high basketball season for some schools in the St. Paul Athletics Association (SPAA) league, and that excitement came to a peak last week with both SPAA championships taking place, followed by zones for a few local teams.

Recently retired MMA fighter Tim Chemelli is ending his short hiatus on March 11 and stepping back into the ring to make his professional boxing debut.

It wasn't easy, as it took persevering through a feisty battle in Whitecourt and recovering from a blown four-goal lead in Grande Prairie, but the Bonnyville Jr.

After a shocking 7-4 loss in Game 1, the Bonnyville Sr. Pontiacs bounced back with a 6-3 Game 2 victory to even their series with the Daysland North Stars at one game apiece. “Good teams need to know how to lose.

The 2015-16 season came to an end for the St. Paul Canadiens last Thursday night after the Killam Wheat Kings knocked the Canadiens out of playoffs in overtime at home on Thursday night, 3-2.

The fifth annual Timbits all-star game was yet another display of the skills learned and excitement that has been built over the course of the past hockey season. Two teams made up of St.

League MVP Bobby McMann and AJHL top defenceman Brinson Pasichnuk powered the Bonnyville offence in a 5-2 victory over the Fort McMurray Oil Barons on Friday night, which saw the 2015-16 Pontiacs become the best team in franchise history.

After a strong first round of playoffs, the St. Paul Jr. B Canadiens now find themselves down two games in the second round after meeting with Killam over the weekend.