Local Sports

It was nothing but gold and silver for Bonnyville's girls and boys U12 soccer teams at the Wetlands Tournament this past Saturday.

The St. Paul Lions defeated the Lacombe Rams 25-18 in a cold exhibition match at the Jungle on Friday night.

The first action of the summer for the Lakeland Baseball League fired up on Thursday when the season opener took place at the Jaycee ballpark in St. Paul.

With Mother Nature lending a huge helping hand, Dean Shaver said the 24th annual Bonnyville Pro Rodeo was a resounding success.

More than 150 local students ran, leapt over hurdles and worked on their high jump at last Thursday’s Lakeland Sports Alberta Associa­tion’s West track and field wards tournament at Ecole Beausejour.

It was a long season with many bumps and spikes along the way, but the Lakeland Sharks U16 club volleyball team can look back at this season as the best in team history.

After wrapping up a wonderful three-year career with the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs, graduating forward Tyler Henry has committed to attend the University of Regina this fall.

Five St. Paul air rifle shooters came back from the Maple Leaf Air Open in Leduc on May 13 to 15 with several medals to recognize their accomplishment. Jordon Sinclair won first in the men's division in the Olympic-style shooting competition.

The St. Paul Bengals are back in action with a spring training camp every week night from May 16 to June 18. The busy training schedule will give players who love the game the chance to play it every weekday, said coach Seth Henderson.

Lacrosse has made its way into the Bonnyville sports scene. The Lakeland Heat played the Vermilion Roar in an exhibition match on May 10 to gauge the interest in lacrosse within Bonnyville.