Local Sports

The Lakers defeated the High Prairie Red Wings 3-2 on the road on March 11 to advance to the second round of the National Junior Hockey League (NJHL) playoffs.

The team, which started last year as a pilot program with the Jr. A Bonnyville Pontiacs, finished the regular season in sixth place in the 11-team AAA division.

The Rob McCormick Memorial Lac La Biche Kinsmen Pond hockey tournament, which returned after a five-year hiatus, took place on March 1 inside the Lac La Biche Bold Centre.

The Glendon Figure Skating Club held its showcase on March 1 at the community arena.

The Lakeland Panthers U11 team claimed its first championship banner after winning the 2024-25 Alberta U11 AA Hockey League on March 9, defeating the Wainwright Cave Inspection Polar Kings, 4-3.

Local awards night on April 2 at Portage College

The Lac La Biche Lakers had two wins and one loss over the March 7 weekend as they faced off against the High Prairie Red Wings in the first round of the 2025 National Junior Hockey League (NJHL) playoffs.

GLENDON - It came down to the teams from Glendon and St. Paul Regional High School battling it out for both the boys' and girls' St. Paul Athletics Association (SPAA) banners on March 5.

Phillips, who has been involved with youth soccer in the Lakeland region for roughly the past decade, received the Award of Merit from the Alberta Soccer Association (ASA).

The Lakers will be playing Friday night against the High Prairie Red Wings at the Lac La Biche Bold Centre.