Local Sports

The strongest man in the province resides right here in the County of St. Paul.

The St. Paul Lions clinched first place and earned a bye into the Wheatland Football League semifinals with a 55-23 victory over the Wainwright Commandos last Thursday. It was a game to remember for quarterback Brenden McKay.

Following the organization's most successful season to date last year, the Cold Lake Ice picked up where they left off this past weekend, recording back to back victories on the road in the opening weekend of the new NEAJBHL season.

The fifth annual Iron Horse Ultra 100 took over the Iron Horse Trail this weekend for a grueling 100 kilometre or 100 mile run, attracting outdoor adventurists from all around.

For the seventh straight year, local long driver Jamie Sadlowski will be teeing off as part of the October Eight at the Re/MAX World Long Drive Championships in Las Vegas on Oct. 30.

The St. Paul Lions took over first place in the Wheatland Football League with a 36-29 victory over the Cold Lake Royals in Friday night's Northern Source Under the Lights rivalry matchup.

The Saddle Lake Warriors opened the 2013-14 North East Alberta Junior B Hockey League this weekend with a bang, picking up a pair of wins over the Onion Lake Border Chiefs and the Vegreville Rangers. “It’s great, especially going 2-0.

Hundreds of locals flocked to Walsh Field on Friday night for the fourth annual Scott Macdonald Memorial Game, which saw the Bonnyville Voyageurs lose 35-3 to the Lloydminster Barons under the lights.

Stephen Klein made 27 saves to backstop the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs to a 2-0 shutout of the Okotoks Oilers on Saturday night at the RJ Lalonde Arena.

The St. Paul Canadiens hosted training camp this weekend at the Clancy Richard Arena with enough skaters to hold a red versus white game on Sunday afternoon.