Local Sports

The St. Paul Bengals are moving on to the Wheatland Bantam Football League Championship game for the second time in as many years. The boys beat the Lloydminster Chargers 13 – 8 in a nail-biter at St. Paul Regional field on Oct. 288.

The Lac La Biche Golf and Country Club closed its gates to the public earlier this month after another season of good times playing golf, but also with economic struggles for the course.

The young St. Paul Lions went to Armstrong Field for their semifinal game with the Lloydminster Composite Barons upbeat and loose. They had the look of players who had already come further than anyone could have expected and had nothing to lose.

Teams under the Lac La Biche Minor Hockey Association started their first practices last week while also working on the finishing touches before the start of the 2017-18 season.

CUTLINE: Leah Page with the 2017 Junior Female Demura Cup presented by Genbukai Canada Chief Instructor, Cameron Steuart. On Sept.

While it’s a short season and the weather can often be unpredictable, this year’s St. Paul Athletics Association (SPAA) cross-country running championship offered athletes an ideal day of running on Sept. 28.

The ninth annual Iron Horse Ultra 100 took over a large portion of the Iron Horse Trail this weekend. Long distance runners and outdoor enthusiasts from across Canada signed up to battle the backbreaking 100-kilometre or 100-mile run.

The Lac La Biche Junior B Clippers played their home opener to an active crowd of approximately 350 fans, who were rewarded with a 10-4 victory in a wild game over the Saddle Lake Warriors.

Lac La Biche County announced earlier this month that it is set to open the Lac La Biche Sports Hall of Fame in the Bold Center after receiving its first set of nominations.

Twenty minutes of effort just isn’ t enough to win hockey games, and Portage College Voyageurs head coach Nate Bedford said that’ s exactly what cost the them last Thursday night’ s game.