Local Sports

The Edmonton Eskimos’ late season surge proved to be too little too late two weekends ago, and this year’s Grey Cup host team will have to watch from the sidelines during the 2010 Grey Cup two weekends from now.

For the first time in the team’s history, the St. Paul Bengals are going to the provincial minor football finals, after beating its southern Alberta opponent, the Leduc Ti-Cats, soundly last Saturday afternoon at St. Paul Regional Field.

The Saddle Lake Warriors was edged out of a win in its second meeting against the top placed Cold Lake Ice at Saddle Lake’s Manitou Kihew arena on Sunday evening, by a score of 6-7.

Two wins against the Briercrest Clippers in Caronport, Saskat­chew­an would have meant a third place standing in the eight-team Alberta Colleges Athletic Con­ference standings for the Portage Voyageurs hockey team — but they only got the job half don

Three swimmers from the Lac La Biche Whitecaps Swim Club attended the 22nd Annual Poppy Invitation last weekend in Edmonton, their first meet of the season, and showed teams from across the province just how much competition a small community can bri

For local racecar drivers Ken Staples and Brad Musat, the Edmonton Indy races gave them a chance to show their skills on the track and represent the Lac La Biche area.

Local high school volleyball teams experienced highs and lows this past weekend as they played in Cold Lake and Thorhild. JAWS boys take 4th in Cold Lake The JAWS boys team placed fourth out of 10 teams at the tournament in Cold Lake.

Genbukai Karate practitioners from as far as Saskatoon and from the local area came to Glen Avon School last Saturday to participate in the annual Genbukai Canada karate competition. The competition started at 10 a.m.

The Bonnyville Voyageurs got their redemption. In a rematch of last year's consolation final, this time played on Walsh Field, the Voyageurs beat the Wainwright Commandos, in dramatic fashion 24-23.

The Bonnyville Jr. A Pontiacs played three games in two and a half days between Friday night and Sunday afternoon. They travelled to Brooks Friday, winning 5-1. Then they faced Okotoks Saturday, losing the hard-fought battle 3-2.