Local Sports

The Bonnyville Amateur Football Association is holding the fourth annual Scott MacDonald Memorial Fundraiser on Sept. 20 at Walsh Field in Bonnyville. It's football under the lights and organizers are ramping up to expect thousands of football fans.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs bounced back after a tough loss on Friday night, hammering the visiting Calgary Canucks 7-1 on Sunday afternoon at the RJ Lalonde Arena.

The Bonnyville Pontiacs suffered their first loss of the season on Friday night getting edged 3-2 by the visiting Sherwood Park Crusaders. The Pontiacs struggled out of the gate looking unprepared in the early going of the first period.

Offense from the defense propelled the Jr. A Pontiacs to a 4-2 victory over the Lloydminster Bobcats in Bonnyville's home opener on Saturday night at the RJ Lalonde Arena.

The St. Paul Lions opened the 2013 Wheatland Football League season with a close 30-28 victory over the Lloydminster Barons on Aug.

For the 28th straight year, the Lakeland Rodeo Association Finals provided a weekend ripe with high intensity performances in the heart of St. Paul.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs will kick off the 2013-14 regular season Friday night in Lloydminster, then host those same Bobcats the next night, Sept 7, in Bonnyville.

Another season is set to begin for the St. Paul Canadiens, and returning head coach Joe Young said that he will be looking for strength on the back end at the team’s open training camp from Sept. 20-22.

After a second round playoff appearance last season, the Saddle Lake Warriors will return to the ice under new management, as former Portage College Voyageurs head coach Terry Ewasiuk will be stepping in as general manager and head coach.

Connor Garden scored under a minute into overtime to propel the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs to 3-2 victory over the visiting Lloydminster Bobcats on August 27.