Horse bones and hometown pride: Bunnock brings generations together in Meadow Lake [Video]

“They started with 70 teams and now it has turned into something beyond their wildest dream,” he said. “Right now, they have 360 teams… about 1,400 competitors. So the town’s pretty much double its size.”

Macklin now hosts the World Bunnock Championship every August, complete with a 32-foot-high fibreglass ankle bone monument. The love for the sport runs deep in the Stang family — notably, Greg’s uncle, Rudolph Stang, and his team won the 2018 championship.

Rudolph Stang, centre, celebrates with family members after their team won the 2018 World Bunnock Championship in Macklin, Sask. The Stang family has deep roots in the sport, which Greg Stang is now helping grow in Meadow Lake. (photo / World Bunnock Championship Tournament Facebook)

Now based in Meadow Lake, Stang is helping bring that same energy to his new community with support from the local Lions Club, which is organizing the city’s growing …