Local Sports

After eliminating Whitecourt from the playoffs in January, the Bonnyville Sr. Pontiacs got off to good start in their second round series against the Tofield Satellites. The Sr.

Interest in baseball has peaked in Bonnyville over the winter months leading to the creation of a five-week winter skills camp. Over 70 kids registered for the camp, which has been running on Sunday evenings at the Centennial Centre since January.

The St. Paul Figure Skating Club has been on the road, travelling to competitions in Wainwright and Stettler with the local skaters doing very well.

Two years have passed, and once again athletes find themselves preparing for the next edition of the Alberta Winter Games. This year, the games will be held in Medicine Hat from Feb. 13 to 16. The St.

Despite a weekend that saw two losses added to the St. Paul Jr. B Canadiens regular season record, the team is heading into the 2016 playoffs on a high, and with a bit of extra confidence.

Two Bonnyville brothers will soon be trading in the harsh -40 C Alberta winters for the sunny 25 C winters of Tempe, Arizona. Steenn Pasichnuk and brother Brinson Pasichnuk, who have spent the past two seasons playing together on the Bonnyville Jr.

Alex Pernitsky scored 38 seconds into overtime as the visiting Lloydminster Bobcats stunned the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs on Wednesday night.

JAWS girls lose 32-49 in regional high school basketball action.

The top international Junior A hockey players will be descending upon Bonnyville this December as the town has officially been named the host site of the 2016 World Junior A Challenge.

Olympic Gold medalists are the best at what they do in the world. Unfortunately for most Olympians, they are only able to attend two or three Olympic games and the World Cup Events in between, resulting in a reasonably short career.