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Hockey provincials took over small towns across Alberta this past month, with Vegreville being the site of the Stahl Peterbilt Atom Canadiens’ bid for provincial glory, March 17 to 20. The Atoms were the only team from St.

After a historic regular season the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs met a tough Sherwood Park Crusaders squad and saw their AJHL Championship hopes dashed in just four games.

The Bonnyville Atom Pontiacs dream season came to an end this past weekend after four hard-fought games against some stiff competition at provincials.

The St. Paul Midget Canadiens have had their fair share of success this season, which came to a peak Monday night as they competed against the Irma Aces for the NEAHL Tier II midget hockey league championship.

The Bonnyville Atom Pontiacs proved their place in the provincial tournament is no joke, defeating Fort Saskatchewan in a two game series and claiming the Zone 2 title.

Saturday night at the Ag-Corral was the setting for a night of honky tonkin' good fun as St. Paul's annual Bull-a-Rama was held in front of a packed crowd at the Ag Corral.

It's been an exciting senior high basketball season for some schools in the St. Paul Athletics Association (SPAA) league, and that excitement came to a peak last week with both SPAA championships taking place, followed by zones for a few local teams.

Recently retired MMA fighter Tim Chemelli is ending his short hiatus on March 11 and stepping back into the ring to make his professional boxing debut.

It wasn't easy, as it took persevering through a feisty battle in Whitecourt and recovering from a blown four-goal lead in Grande Prairie, but the Bonnyville Jr.

After a shocking 7-4 loss in Game 1, the Bonnyville Sr. Pontiacs bounced back with a 6-3 Game 2 victory to even their series with the Daysland North Stars at one game apiece. “Good teams need to know how to lose.