Wrestlers topple competition
by Phil Ambroziak
Success breeds success.
After a tremendous 2018 season, the Carpenter High School Spartans wrestling team continued to dominate the competition at the first major tournament of the 2019 campaign. Four of the seven local athletes who travelled to...
Fighter wins pro debut
by Phil Ambroziak
He may be new to Meadow Lake, but Chad Sutherland plans to make his name one people won’t soon forget.
Sutherland, who is originally from Duck Lake, SK, recently won his first professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fight...
Arena upgrade discussed
by Phil Ambroziak
Councillor Glen Winkler wants to look to the future, not the past.
During the regular meeting of Meadow Lake city council Monday evening (Oct. 22), Winkler put forth a motion calling for administration to consult with user groups...
M.L. cowboy wins first LRA title
by Phil Ambroziak
Meadow Lake’s Colton Ouellette is a champion.
After three years of competing in the Lakeland Rodeo Association, Ouellette captured his first LRA title on the weekend when he came out on top in the bareback riding event during...
Football season is here
by Phil Ambroziak
The Carpenter High School Spartans are ready to roll.
With their first game of the 2018 season set for next Friday (Sept. 7) at home, members of the CHS football team have been honing their skills and shaking...
B-ball camp rises to top
by Phil Ambroziak
Basketball players of all ages were recently given the opportunity to rise above the competition.
The fourth annual Rise Above basketball camp – hosted by former Meadow Lake teacher Navanga Burke – took place Tuesday to Thursday this...
Athlete sets swim records
by Phil Ambroziak
A former Meadow Lake athlete is making a splash in the world of competitive swimming.
Recently, Nikita Ens captured a bronze medal and broke five records at the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials in Edmonton. The meet took place...
Gerwing named league MVP
by Phil Ambroziak
Good things come to those who wait.
After nearly two decades being a heavy hitter in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League (NSRBL), Meadow Lake’s Kevin Gerwing was recently named this year’s league MVP – an honour voted...
CHS celebrates wrestlers
by Phil Ambroziak
It was déja vu for students, staff and special guests at Carpenter High School in Meadow Lake last Friday (June 15).
“It wasn’t too long ago we had Jacob Ambroziak up here to present him with a provincial...
Bodybuilding champ crowned
by Phil Ambroziak
It may be considered a niche sport, but Meadow Lake’s Mitch McAmmond is certainly pumped about his bodybuilding future.
McAmmond, 23, recently took top honours in his 176-198-pound weight class, as well as first place overall at the...