Local Sports

The Bonnyville Jr.

Four local athletes from the North East Alberta Track Club traveled to Edmonton last weekend to take part in the Provincial Indoor Championships, with Hayley Lucas and Nicole Kitt bringing home hardware.

The Saddle Lake Warriors advanced to the second round of the NEAJBHL playoffs with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Vegreville Rangers last Wednesday, but currently sit in a 2-0 hole against their current opponents, the Cold Lake Ice.

The Edmonton Oilers closed out a five-game home stand on Saturday with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Phoenix Coyotes, and will now aim to make a push in the standings on what will be a difficult nine-game road trip.

The season is over for the St. Paul Junior B Canadiens, but the team managed to give the fans something to cheer about despite falling in four games to the top-ranked Cold Lake Ice.

The Minnesota Wild (8-7-2) picked up its first regulation victory on the road this season on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers (7-7-3), and Wild head coach Mike Yeo pointed to St.

Lakeland skiers cleaned up in the cross-country event at this year's Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games, bringing home a total of seven medals, including two gold and five silver.

After having the team's modest four-game winning streak snapped by the Spruce Grove Saints on Feb. 15, the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs bounced back with a decisive 5-1 win over the Lloydminster Bobcats last Friday in Bonnyville.

The North East Alberta Track Club was presented with an award for being the top B club in the province in 2012 at a Feb. 9 banquet in Edmonton.

After dropping the team's third game in a row to began the month of February, the Bonnyville Jr.