Local Sports

Kids often jest about who has the strongest dad on the block, but for David, Daniel and Austin Hall, it’s not even a question.

Tough decisions will have to be made this year at the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs 2013 training camp as head coach and general manager Rick Swan feels the team has a great group of players set to attend.

Local sprint car racer Joey Duperron and his Duperron Racing Team stepped it up a level last weekend for the Gold Cup at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, finishing 11th out of 36 racers despite driving in a lower-class vehicle.

St. Paul’s Nathan Davies picked up a provincial tier III bronze medal with the Sherwood Park Midget AA Athletics on July 21.

With the Bonnyville Soccer Association set to close the curtain on its summer outdoor program, another organization is just about to start its season, as the tier 3 Lakeland Dynamo prepares itself for another year of competitive soccer.

Eighteen teams teams took to the diamonds for the St. Paul Slo-Pitch year-end tournament this weekend. “It’s a good way to end off the season,” said St.

Local karate instructors Calvin Leckie and Ryan Poitras are among the first in Canada to receive their black belts in Okinawan Kobudo.

The Crude Energy team took top spot at the 21st annual Hope Haven Women's Shelter golf tournament and fundraiser on Saturday. The team shot a 14-under 58.

The Bonnyville Soccer Association drew the curtain on what has been a successful 2013 soccer season last week, as the town's last team standing, the Bonnyville Crushers U14 girls squad, won provincial gold in Edson July 7.

The St. Paul Legion hosted its third annual British .303 Rifle Shoot at the St. Paul Fish and Game Association shooting range on Saturday afternoon, an event aimed at celebrating a piece of Canadian military history, the Lee-Enfield service rifle.