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Bonnyville's Tanner Boser is the new heavyweight champion of Unified MMA. Boser, who is 6-0 in his young mixed martial arts career, was back in the octagon on Sept. 26 in Edmonton to take on Jordan Tracy for a chance at the Alberta title.

The Saddle Lake Warriors played a hard-fought home opener on Oct. 3 versus the Onion Lake Border Chiefs. It was the visiting team that found the scoreboard first with a power play goal 5:44 into the opening period.

The St. Paul Canadiens played two games over the weekend, with both games needing extra periods of play before an eventual winner was decided. On Oct. 3, the Canadiens travelled to Cold Lake for an NEAJBHL matchup against the Ice.

When the 120 runners stood at the starting line to take on the annual Iron Horse Ultra 100, it was raining. Friends and support staff jockeyed for cover as the runners stretched their legs and readied for the race, and soon Town of St.

Cole Gammer's second goal of the game less than a minute into overtime led the visiting Sherwood Park Crusaders to a 4-3 overtime victory over the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs on Tuesday night.

The Cold Lake Jr. B Ice got their season off to a winning start this past weekend, securing a 6-4 come from behind victory on the road against the St.

It was a tough day on the field for the Bonnyville Amateur Football teams, but a huge success off the field, as they raised $19,000 at annual Scott MacDonald charity games this past Saturday.

It was the perfect day for a run. Everyone lucked out on Sept. 25 when warm air and clear skies greeted participants, volunteers and fans for the St. Paul Athletics Association Cross Country Finals, hosted at Westcove.

A new season of North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey is now in full swing, with the St. Paul Canadiens and Saddle Lake Warriors taking to the ice last weekend for their first regular season games of the year.

Although the number 13 may be unlucky to some, for the St. Paul Saints Regional High School girls’ volleyball team, the 13th annual Tazmania volleyball tournament in St. Paul was anything but, as the team was crowned champions of the tournament.