Local Sports

Green and gold ruled the junior high basketball court on March 8, as the Nobles and Marquise welcomed Ashmont and Mallaig to Glendon School, where the home teams triumphed in the St. Paul Athletic Association (SPAA) Finals.

With standing room only at Ashmont Elementary gym on Saturday, the host school went on to win the Northeast zones senior boys 1A basketball championship by defeated Glendon in the final.

The St. Paul Bengals celebrated their final act together as a football team last Thursday, as the boys in the bantam team accepted their championship rings to put the icing on the cake of a great season.

Local boxer John Mountain, 17, won gold at the Golden Gloves tournament held in Edmonton March 5 and 6.

With four games complete, the series is still too close to call. It was another one-goal decider game Thursday in Bonnyville, but this time it was the Fort McMurray Oil Barons squeaking out a tough 4-3 victory over the Bonnyville Jr.

It took over five periods of hockey, but game three finally finished, with the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs on top.

The series is tied 1-1 after the Pontiacs took the Fort McMurray Oil Barons 3-2 last night. The venue will now shift to Bonnyville's R.J. Lalonde Arena for game three Wednesday. The Bonnyville Jr.

With a district championship on the line this weekend, it was the girls and boys teams from Dr. Brosseau School coming through for their school and taking home the championships.

There is a fine line in hockey between winning and losing and the Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs walked that line all night in game one against the Fort McMurray Oil Barons.

The St. Paul Canadiens peewee “A” team took second place in the Group A final game against the visiting Marwayne Sled Dogs by a score of 6 – 4, during the recent St. Paul Minor Hockey Association peewee “A” tournament this weekend.