Local Sports

With the Bonnyville Soccer Association set to close the curtain on its summer outdoor program, another organization is just about to start its season, as the tier 3 Lakeland Dynamo prepares itself for another year of competitive soccer.

Eighteen teams teams took to the diamonds for the St. Paul Slo-Pitch year-end tournament this weekend. “It’s a good way to end off the season,” said St.

Local karate instructors Calvin Leckie and Ryan Poitras are among the first in Canada to receive their black belts in Okinawan Kobudo.

The Crude Energy team took top spot at the 21st annual Hope Haven Women's Shelter golf tournament and fundraiser on Saturday. The team shot a 14-under 58.

The Bonnyville Soccer Association drew the curtain on what has been a successful 2013 soccer season last week, as the town's last team standing, the Bonnyville Crushers U14 girls squad, won provincial gold in Edson July 7.

The St. Paul Legion hosted its third annual British .303 Rifle Shoot at the St. Paul Fish and Game Association shooting range on Saturday afternoon, an event aimed at celebrating a piece of Canadian military history, the Lee-Enfield service rifle.

St. Paul’s own Shawn Germain recently suited up with Team Canada as a member of the men’s national slo-pitch team for the fifth annual Men’s Slo-Pitch Border Battle on July 11 in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The Bonnyville Braves AA bantam squad was out on the road this past weekend dropping games to Stettler, Okotoks and St. Albert, despite continuing to make improvements to the team's play.

The Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp arrived in St. Paul on Canada Day, and hosted five days of drills, games and boisterous antics with instructors Chris Duff and Mark Austin.

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