Local Sports

Sean Joly was surprised at being chosen as the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League’s (NEAJBHL) 2010/2011 Most Gentlemanly Player with Skill award. Joly played minor hockey in St. Paul, and was also a member of the St.

Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs star goalie Julien Laplante has made his decision and will be attending Union College after accepting a scholarship to play goal and study in upper New York State next fall.

The Portage College Voyageurs attempt to cap their regular season with a skill over brawn victory against Edmonton’s NAIT Ooks resulted in a 5-0 loss that left coach Terry Ewasiuk speechless.

The Mallaig Curling Club had its mixed bonspiel last weekend, and 16 teams showed up for the annual event.

The Notre Dame High School (NDHS) girls basketball team wanted to follow up a tough stretch of games with a strong showing at the annual Roadrunner Classic, and they did just that, winning three straight games to take the tournament championship.

Two of St. Paul’s young athletes will be representing Team Alberta at the upcoming 2011 Canada Winter Games at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jordan Sinclair and Mikayla Mailloux, both 15-year-old students at St.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs have picked up points in five straight games (4-0-1) after going through one of their toughest stretches of the season two weeks back, where they lost four games in a row.

Archery enthusiasts gathered at the St. Paul Ag Corral over the weekend to take aim for the St. Paul Archery Club’s 18th annual 3-D shoot-out.

The Lac La Biche Bantam Rangers were on an eight-game winning streak going into last weekend, and after a slow start to the season, they have a solid grasp on third place in the league, with just three games left to play in the regular season.

The Portage College Voyageurs hockey team have secured themselves a spot in the Alberta College Athletics Conference playoffs for the third consecutive year, following their 5-2 victory over the Briercrest Clippers on Saturday at the Bold Center.