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Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader High Prairie’s loss is Slave Lake’s gain, it appears, at least when it comes to a major hockey tournament. The Treaty 8 First Nations Cup was to be played in High Prairie, but some sort of scheduling…
Eagles, Huskies and Knights compete at archery provs.

Pearl LorentzenLakeside Leader Three area schools sent archers to provincials March 16 to 18 in Edmonton. Smith School and St. Mary of the Lake Catholic School (Slave Lake) both had archers place in the top 10 for their grade. One…
Roland Michener basketball Rams win silver at zones

Leader staff The Roland Michener Secondary School Rams senior high boys basketball finished off a pretty good season on March 18 and 19. Playing in the zone tournament in Drayton Valley, the team brought home the consolation prize. “Consolation prize…
Anglers Cup back for another edition

Leader staff The 2023 Anglers Cup walleye tournament has been confirmed as a ‘go’ for 2023. It’ll be held on the usual third weekend of June – actually on Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17, with the 18th reserved…

Leader staff This just in from the board of Slave Lake Minor Soccer: due to a shortage of volunteers/coaches, the 2023 outdoor season won’t be happening. Make that probably won’t be happening. Depending on the response to the dire news,…
U13 Thunder beat Fort McMurray, win league bronze

Joe McWilliamsLakeside Leader Granted one more crack at playoff glory, the Slave Lake U13 #1 Thunder grabbed it with both hands. They won both games against Fort McMurray on the weekend, securing third place in the league. This came a…