Local Sports

St. Paul gymnasiums were abuzz with activity over the weekend when a total of 15 senior boys’ and girls’ basketball teams travelled to town for an exciting tournament. After an intense weekend of play, both of the teams from St.

The St. Paul Saik Insurance Services Midget 1 Canadiens hockey team hosted a tournament on Dec. 6 and 7 in St. Paul. Eight teams made their way to town for the event, with games being held at both the Clancy Richard and CAP arenas.

Eleven players were recognized with hardware at the Bonnyville Voyageurs annual banquet on Dec. 4 at the St. Louis Parrish Hall.

There has been a shakeup in the Saddle Lake Warriors’ Junior B hockey organization, as the club now has a new general manager in place, as well as two new coaches patrolling behind the bench.

A bad first period on Friday night cost the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs a shot at a four-point weekend. Bonnyville came out of the gate slow on Friday at home against the Spruce Grove Saints and were thumped 5-1.

Helmets and cleats were exchanged for dress shirts and ties when the Bengals and Lions met for their annual Appreciation and Awards Night on Dec. 3. The event took place in the gymnasium of the St.

Five days after getting edge out in overtime the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs exacted revenge by beating the Olds Grizzlys in a rematch on Friday night in Bonnyville.

The squeak of running shoes could be heard from the gymnasium at the St. Paul Elementary School on Nov. 25, as some of the area’s youngest basketball players warmed up to play their first ever game.

The St. Paul Canadiens extended their win streak to nine last Friday night, besting the Vermilion Tigers, but the streak snapped the following night with a loss to the league’s top-ranked team, the Wainwright Bisons.

A number of local swimmers, families in tow, braved the cold weather before entering the warm and humid confines of the St. Paul Aquatic Centre on Nov. 26, where the Barracudas Swim Club was hosting the first of its two annual mini-meets.