Local Sports

After plans to attend Union College fell through last month, former Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiac and 2010-11 AJHL Goaltender of the Year Julien Laplante has been accepted to attend Providence College, starting this fall. “It's exciting,” said Laplante.

Former Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs goalie and 2011 AJHL Goaltender of the Year Julien Laplante has verbally committed to attend Providence College this fall, after plans to attend Union College fell through earlier this month.

After competing in the sport of track and field for almost five years, a local St. Paul athlete has build up quite the record of accomplishment.

The St. Paul Cubs men’s baseball team was back in action on Thursday as they took on the Goodfish Lake Braves on their home diamond at Jaycee ballpark in St. Paul.

Sunny skies, soaring temperatures, and an assortment of wildlife greeted participants of the Lakeland United Way Golf Tournament this past weekend, with 36 teams of golfers hitting the greens and fairways at the Grand Centre Golf and Country Club to

In less than two weeks, Bonnyville's competitive peewee, bantam and midget baseball teams will take to the field for provincial championship tournaments around Alberta.

There were a few extra water hazards on the St. Paul golf course Friday after an early morning storm dumped over two inches of water in the area. Course Superintendent Curtis Collins said in the six years he has been working in St.

While Mother Nature was being fickle, the crowd at Glendon's Roughstock Rodeo was entertained by cowboys competing in bareback, saddle bronc, and bull riding, some hailing from as far away as Australia and New Zealand.

To qualify for soccer provincials is an achievement in itself. To win provincial gold is an extraordinary accomplishment. This past weekend, two Bonnyville teams pulled off the amazing feat.

The opportunity of a lifetime has come knocking for two young local athletes who have been selected to compete amongst some of softball’s best company. The top women’s fastpitch softball athletes in the world will be gathering in Surrey, B.C.