Local Sports

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.

The St. Paul bantam age boys have enough members to form two teams this year. St. Paul bantam 1 has won all three games so far this season. The first was a friendly season opener between the two bantam teams.

The St. Paul Lions roared to life this past week with a testing night on Thursday, followed by offensive linemen and defensive back training over the weekend.