Local Sports

It's not the most popular sport, but to its players, pickleball is undoubtedly the most fun.

The Lakeland Rodeo Association’s Showdown 2011 roared into action Thursday night, honouring the association’s year-end champions and naming 20-year-old Casey Lawes of Provost as the 2011 Cowboy of the Year. “I thought I was too young for this.

Pre-season is already half over for the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs, with three games played and only three to go before the regular season kicks into gear and games start to matter in the standings.

“And now, the coaching staff for your Bonnyville Pontiacs: Please welcome head coach Chad Mercier, associate coach Ryan Pollock and the newest addition, ‘coach' Brandon MacLeod.” OK, maybe not.

The All Pro Chuckwagon and Chariot championship finals kicked up a dust storm in Saddle Lake on the weekend. After the dust had settled, Saskatchewan’s Wade Salmond won first in chuckwagons with a three-day aggregate time of 3:45.57.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs organization held its second annual Education Breakfast on Monday in support of past and present players' pursuit of post-secondary education through the team's education fund.

The St. Paul Cubs defeated the Cold Lake Cardinals twice in a best of three series for the inaugural Lakeland League championship trophy on the weekend. The Cubs defeated the Cardinals 9-8 on Saturday in St.

The Bonnyville Jr.

The golf gods looked down kindly on this year's Ladies Open tournament, providing 99 golfers with a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon at the Bonnyville Golf and Country Club.

Success in the sport of reining is something St. Paul’s Nancy Pratch is no stranger to.