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Hunting Hills Lightning win Tier II Bantam football provincial title

Lightning won the league title earlier this month
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The Hunting Hills Lightning bantam football team won the Football Alberta Bantam Tier II Provincial championship last weekend in Medicine Hat.

The Hunting Hills Lightning Bantam football team capped a memorable season with a provincial championship. 

After beating the Notre Dame Cougars 26-14 to win the team's first league title since 2015, they followed it up with a successful run at the provincial level. 

The Lighting travelled to Medicine Hat last Saturday and downed the Brooks Roadrunners 27-7 to earn the provincial Tier II Bantam 12-a-side title. 

There were several other Central Alberta teams battling for provincial titles on the weekend. 

The Ponoka Broncs lost 22-6 to Taber Rebels in the Bantam 9-A-Side Tier II Final. The Sylvan Lake Bears fell short 34-17 to the Strathcona Wolverines in the 9-A-Side Peewee Tier I Final and the Red Deer Servus Bucks lost 26-6 to the West Edmonton Raiders 9-A-Side Peewee Tier II Final. 

In senior action, the H.J. Cody Lakers lost 55-0 to the Holy Rosary Raiders in the 3A playoffs, while Hunting Hills Lightning lost 15-10 to the Cold Lake Royals in the 4A playoffs. The Notre Dame Cougars fell 63-0 to the Harry Ainlay Titans in the 5A playoffs. 



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