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Seven junior high and high school volleyball teams from indigenous schools in Alberta met at Saddle Lake’s Kihey Asiniy school last weekend to compete for the opportunity to represent Team Alberta in the upcoming Indigenous Volleyball Championships d

The Saddle Lake Warriors Junior B hockey team lost both of its games last weekend, first against the Killam Wheat Kings on Friday, and then against the Cold Lake Ice in an away game on Saturday.

The last time the Concordia Thunder played in Lac La Biche, there was blood on the ice. Last Friday hockey fans were treated to a milder version of the game, with the Voyageurs taking the win, with no blood spilled in the Centennial Arena.

The head coach of the St. Paul Bengals is really proud of his team for its outstanding season this year, even though the home team ended its season with a provincial finals loss against the Calgary Colts on Saturday afternoon in Calgary.

Last week, junior and high school volleyball teams from schools in the St. Paul Athletic Association descended on St. Paul Regional High School, Racette School, and École du Sommet for the annual SPAA Senior and Junior High Volleyball championships.

Bonnyville Centralized High School's boys and girls teams traveled to St. Paul Saturday for the 3A zone championships. The senior boys team had a great tournament, winning the zone, beating Lac La Biche in the final.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs got some big performances from a few key players this week, translating to two shutout wins and a shootout loss. After suffering a heartbreaking loss to St. Albert in overtime Nov.

The Notre Dame senior girls team travelled to Cold Lake's Assumption Jr./Sr. High on the weekend to compete in the zone championships.

Herbert Erickson was nine years old when he drew his first arrow on his parents’ property just 3 miles North of Elinor Lake.

Volleyball zones action took place across several area communities, including St. Paul, on Nov. 19 and 20 with local teams putting in good showings and at least two local teams next heading off to provincials in Taber.