Local Sports

Linemen from the St. Paul Lions and Bengals got a taste of professional coaching last Friday afternoon, as former NFL and CFL coach Bill MacDermott led a three hour clinic on positional play and proper technique.

St. Paul Regional High School celebrated the achievements of its student athletes at last Tuesday’s Athletic Awards, with Hayley Smid and Nicholas Lupul taking home MVP awards. St.

Former École Mallaig coach, teacher and assistant principal Ian MacGillivray and former student Esther Medema-Sieben were honoured for their achievements in community sports, with inductions to the Alberta High School Sports Hall of Fame in May.

Twenty-two of St. Paul’s youngest golfers hit the links on Saturday afternoon for the annual Junior Open, and tournament organizer Monique Pasitney said she was impressed by what she saw from the town’s up and coming talent.

Forty-five runners stepped onto the Iron Horse Trail for the Iron Horse Mini, a 32 km run aimed at raising interest for the Iron Horse Ultra 100 in the fall while kicking off the annual outdoor running season.

The St. Paul Lions hosted its annual Spring Jamboree at St. Paul Regional on Saturday afternoon, welcoming teams from Cold Lake, Bonnyville and St. Francis Xavier in Edmonton to take part in the fast-paced afternoon of football.

Rene Bourque called me at home this morning for an interview we'd arranged the day before. It was a strange call, but i think I got away with it.

Months into the offseason and the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs are still finding ways give back to the community. The team recently donated a large basket of soap and shampoo along with $250 cash to the Columbus House of Hope, a women's shelter in St.

Lac La Biche's NHL hero Rene Bourque has skated into the hearts of Canadian hockey fans with a hat-trick in the Montreal Canadiens' 7-4 win Tuesday night in Game 5 of its playoff series with the New York Rangers.

St. Paul Regional High School had a successful afternoon as hosts of the St.