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A series of three losses over the weekend, including a loss to the Thorhild Titans, has put playoff contention in a distant view for the St.

The Bonnyville Pontiacs played a strong game against the Brooks Bandits on Saturday, coming just one goal shy of forcing the game into overtime.

The St. Paul Barracudas swam 143.7 kms, almost the distance from St. Paul to Edmonton as the crow flies, at the club’s annual swim-a-thon. Fifty-five swimmers completed 5,794 lengths in two hours at last Thursday afternoon’s event.

Concussions can be devastating and have ended many athletic careers. Two of the most notable names in hockey are Eric Lindros and Keith Primeau, former NHL stars, now sidelined due to what is termed post concussion syndrome.

A volleyball clinic was held at Notre Dame High School Sunday for players from the U16 Lakeland Sharks and some U18 players as well. Coach of the two club teams, Tyler Collins, brought in Dr.

A drop to the 1A school level for Ashmont School helped boost the senior high basketball team’s ranking to number two in the province when rankings came out last month.

Only one team showed up to play sixty minutes, said Winston Lapatak, the Saddle Lake Warriors’ GM of the team’s defeat last Sunday afternoon at the hands of the Killam Wheat Kings.

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David Buryn, the lead for his team in the Zarowny Motors Superleague, says one of the best part of the team being the champions of Division A during last weekend’s curling playoffs was the chance to have fun together.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs swept a back-to-back series at home against the Drayton Valley Thunder this weekend, winning 4-1 Friday and 5-1 Saturday.