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Minnesota native Mitch Fritz scored the game-winning goal and chipped in an assists to lead the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs to a victory on his 20 th birthday last night.

Slightly overcast skies welcomed the runners, fans and support staff to the cross country zone finals on Oct. 8, hosted at the M étis Crossing just south of Smoky Lake.

The St. Paul Lions welcomed the Cold Lake Royals to town for a key matchup in the Wheatland Football League on Oct. 9. The winner would stamp their ticket to the Division One playoffs, while the losing team would be relegated to Division Two.

The Saddle Lake Warriors laced up their skates on Oct. 8 for a home matchup against the Cold Lake Ice. The visiting team found the scoreboard first with a goal midway through the opening period.

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.