Local Sports

The St. Paul Canadiens returned to the Clancy Richard Arena on Saturday after nearly a month on the road, and delivered an exciting, 4-3 overtime victory over the Killam Wheat Kings.

Shelby Kostyshen scored with 2:19 remaining to break a scoreless tie and lift the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs to a 1-0 victory over the Sherwood Park Crusaders on Sunday afternoon.

The Saddle Lake Warriors came up short against the Lloydminster Bandits at Manitou Kihew Arena on Friday evening, falling 7-4, but things are looking up for the Warriors, who have been battling adversity after losing head coach Terry Ewasiuk.

The St. Paul Canadiens have been out to prove they aren’t the same team that finished at the bottom last season, and they did just that with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Vermilion Tigers in front of an Elk Point crowd on Friday night.

Lucas Church of the Bonnyville Braves baseball team was named the Alberta midget AA player of the year after a 2013 season which saw his team win the provincial tier 1 championships.

The St. Paul Barracuda’s Swim Club held its fall swim meet on Nov. 27, seeing around 80 young swimmers dive into the pool for a number of different events.

Three Portage College curling teams head to Camrose for Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference regionals Nov. 22-24.

Elk Point’s Mark Letestu of the Columbus Blue Jackets made a trip through Alberta last week, stopping in Edmonton to play the Oilers in a 7-0 loss, but following it up with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

The Glen Avon Panthers girls volleyball team mounted a comeback to claim SPAA championship glory on home turf last Thursday night, defeating the Racette Raiders 15-13 in a tiebreaking set.

The Bonnyville Centralized High School (BCHS) girl's volleyball team won the 3A Northeast Zone Championship on Nov.