Local Sports

The year of 2015 was a memorable one for the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs as the team reached the third round of the AJHL playoffs for the first time in franchise history, setting a home attendance record along the way.

Four goals by forward Alden Dupuis led the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs to back-to-back 4-2 victories over the Drayton Valley Thunder at the RJ Lalonde Arena on Friday and Saturday nights.

Bonnyville native Rob Nichols is the new Canadian Cruiserweight champion. The 35-year-old Nichols went the distance with Frank “The Hammer” White on Dec. 11 in Calgary and came out with the unanimous decision.

The FG Miller Crusaders got an extra bounce to their step this past weekend, winning silver at their first basketball tournament of the season during the St. Paul Regional Saints’ Tazmania Invitational. Sixteen teams from the local area including St.

The Warriors improved their record to three wins on the weekend, edging out the Frog Lake T-Birds by a score of 3-2 and giving the good-sized home crowd a reason to cheer for the second Sunday in a row.

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The Saddle Lake Warriors gave the home crowd something to cheer about on Sunday night, breaking their win drought with a decisive 6-3 victory over the Cold Lake Ice.

The Bonnyville Pontiacs extended their winning streak to seven games picking up wins over Lloydminster, Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie last week.

The Bonnyville Voyageurs celebrated the completion of another Wheatland Football League season on Dec. 3 by honouring the players who were key contributors throughout the year.

The battle for the junior high boys and girls’ St. Paul Athletics Association (SPAA) Championship was spirited and dazzling on Nov. 24. A total of 16 school teams staked a claim for one of those two championships.