Local Sports

Wayne Mah, coaching director for Lac La Biche FC, said the organization is in need of more volunteer coaches.

Fuder, who currently plays for the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League, said minor hockey teaches kids life skills such as teamwork, the importance of hard work and competition.

Teams from across the Lakeland Soccer District in the U13 to U17 categories went head-to-head at the Reid Fieldhouse in Cold Lake.

The Portage College Voyageurs men's hockey team dropped a 14-3 decision to Red Deer Polytechnic on Feb. 21 and lost a second time to their visiting Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) rivals on Feb. 22.

“You’re always competing against nature . . . sometimes it just doesn’t cooperate.” 

The Timbits All-Star game took place on Feb. 21 at the Clancy Richard Arena in St. Paul.

Gordon Kozakevich has been participating in the sled drag races at the Lac La Biche Ice Festival (formerly the Lac La Biche Winter Festival of Speed) since 2015.

The St. Paul Curling Rink hosted this year's Northeast Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (NEASAA) curling zones, bringing teams from across northeastern Alberta to town for two days of competition.

The St. Paul Canadiens skated through the first round of playoffs against the Cold Lake Ice with a perfect record, winning four games straight.

The Lakers, who have won 13 consecutive games, defeated the High Prairie Red Wings on Feb. 21 in High Prairie. The team, who holds second spot in the National Junior Hockey League (NJHL) North Division, lost at home to the first place Edson Eagles on Feb. 23.