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Two curling teams from Lac La Biche are at nationals this week: Lac La Biche's Corey Leach represents Alberta at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials in Ottawa with Karli Mathichuk from March 19-23 and the Portage College Voyageurs men's team goes to Sault Ste. Marie from March 19-22 for the CCAA national curling championships. Check here for updates throughout the week.

It wasn’t too long ago that Ryley Barnes was suiting up for volleyball with the Racette Raiders, and on March 1, the 20-year-old was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport volleyball MVP after claiming the CIS title with the University of Alberta Golde

The third annual Timbits Future All-Star Game hit the ice at Clancy Richard Arena on Friday night, showcasing the town’s tiniest hockey talent in front of hundreds of screaming fans. “It was an awesome game out there.

Glendon School reigned victorious as hosts of the 2014 SPAA basketball finals, as the Nobles defeated the Ashmont boys Falcons 79-68, and the Marquise dropped the girls Falcons 75-44, claiming back-to-back banners for both teams.

A 5-3 loss on Sunday night in front of a packed crowd at the RJ Lalonde Arena officially ended the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs season.

The season came to an end for the Saddle Lake Warriors on Friday night at the Cold Lake Energy Centre, as they fell 8-4 to the Cold Lake Ice in Game 5 of the NEAJBHL semi finals, falling 4-1 in the best-of-seven-series.

Local curling legend Marcel Rocque always had dreams of reaching the Olympic Winter Games, and in February he got that chance in Sochi, just not with Team Canada.

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For the second straight year, the St. Paul Regional High School girls Saints basketball team are Lakeland Basketball Association champions, following a 44-27 victory over the Cold Lake Royals last Wednesday evening in St. Paul.

Nine years after winning the AJHL's rookie of the year award as a forward for the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs, Justin Fontaine is putting together another great rookie season; this time for the NHL's Minnesota Wild.