Local Sports

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs may have started the new year off right with a win early on in 2019, but they missed their chance to be number one in the AJHL north division following a loss on home ice.

Bonnyville fans will have the chance to cheer on one of their own next year after the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs signed a local player for the 2019/20 season.

Lac La Biche's Bold Center hosted JV Basketball league games on Saturday, December 15.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs finished their 2018 season on a high with back-to-back road wins against the Whitecourt Wolverines and the Grande Prairie Storm. Heading into the Christmas break for the Alberta Jr.

The world returned to Bonnyville, and left more impressed than ever. On Sunday, Dec. 16, the World Jr. A Challenge (WJAC) came to a close with the gold medal game between Team USA and Team Russia.

While he doesn’t call Bonnyville home anymore, Olen Zellweger still believes his time playing here had a factor in him making the Team Alberta U16 hockey team.

Marek Babic has been named the new head coach and general manager for the Cold Lake Jr. A Wings. The team announced last week that Babic will be taking over the reins after they decided to part ways with former coach and GM Johnathan Aitken.

They hosted it and they won it. The Lac La Biche Clippers midget boys team battled teams from across northern Alberta over the December 7 weekend to come away with the win at their first home-hosted tournament of the season.

Bonnyville fans crowded into the RJ Lalonde Arena for the gold medal game between Team USA and Team Russia. On Sunday, Dec. 16, the top teams in the World Jr. A Challenge (WJAC) hit the ice for a hard-fought battle to see who would bring home gold.

While it wasn’t the one they wanted, Team Canada West still took home a medal at the World Jr. A Challenge.