Local Sports

With the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League regular season winding down, it's now that time of year to hand out individual awards for outstanding achievements during the 2012-13 season.

Local aboriginal hockey players Silas Makokis and Isaih Cardinal recently had the chance to lace up their skates with some of the National Hockey League’s best First Nations players as part of Hit the Ice, a 13-episode reality TV series put on by Abo

The St. Paul Canadiens received honours from the Northeastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League last week, as goaltender Austin Rediron was selected as the league's rookie of the year, and Ted Graling was awarded with general manager of the year.

After losing to the Wainwright Bisons on Jan. 11, snapping a four-game winning streak, the Cold Lake Jr.

The Mallaig Curling Club held its annual Men’s Bonspiel this past weekend, with teams from all over northern Alberta coming out to take part.

The Saddle Lake Warriors (8-19-1) locked up third place in the North Division of the Northeastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League with an 11-4 home victory over the St. Paul Canadiens (3-26-1) last Friday night.

Ninety snowmobile-riding thrill-seekers took to the track just northeast of St. Paul on Saturday afternoon to compete in the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Racing Association’s Choko Pro Racing Series drag racing competition.

The St. Paul Barracudas Swim Club held its annual Swim-A-Thon fundraiser last Thursday afternoon, with kids between the ages of four and 15 taking to the pool to raise money for the Blais family.

St. Paul Regional High School hosted the Comedy in Motion fundraiser on Saturday evening, which saw the Harlem Crowns take to the court against the senior boys basketball team, while the girls team took on the school staff.

The Bonnyville Jr.