Local Sports

A spirited response to a heavy first-period deficit still left the Portage College men's hockey team empty-handed with a game left in its season.

The St. Paul Canadiens' turnaround season came to an end on Friday night, and while it ended in a sweep at the hands of the Wainwright Bisons, no one was hanging their head in the Habs locker room. "I'm so proud of these guys.

A broom made its way around the stands at Manitou Kihew Arena last Wednesday night, as the Saddle Lake Warriors erased a four-goal deficit to pick up an 8-5 victory, sweeping the Killam Wheat Kings from the playoffs.

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After a 7-2 win over NAIT in seven ends Sunday night, the Portage College Voyageurs men's curling team has won the college's first ACAC title in any sport.

Over 100 youth soccer players will converge on the Bold Center this weekend for the Lakeland Cup. The youth indoor soccer tournament runs from Feb. 22-23 and involves 14 mixed-gender teams in U12, U14, U16 and U18 brackets from Cold Lake, Bonnyville, Wainwright and Lac La Biche.

Two local athletes, along with their Zone 7 Northeastern Alberta girls U15 volleyball teammates, battled their way to a silver medal at the 2014 Alberta Winter Games in Banff/Canmore Feb.

The season is over for the St. Paul Bantam Canadiens, but the Mallaig Monarchs march on. Mallaig eliminated St.

The Saskatchewan Snowmobile Racing Association held its second annual Choko Pro Racing Series in St. Paul on Feb. 8, a snowmobile drag racing event, hosted by the St. Paul Trailblazers.

The Portage College hockey team dropped a 4-2 decision Sunday to the NAIT Ooks at the Bold Centre after 40 minutes of tight play.