Local Sports

It has been a good start to the biathlon season for the Quintilio siblings. So far in this season, Henrik and Antija have raced in five biathlon races at two different events and finished on the podium every time except one.

The Barrhead Steelers didn’t get a chance to hear Sweet Caroline echo through the Agrena, the Neil Diamond song the players have chosen to play after each win, but they should have.

The R.F. Staples T-Birds senior girls basketball team won their first tournament title of the year in Camrose Jan. 13-14 posting a come-from-behind win over Bawlf.

The Westlock Senior Warriors walked out of the Rotary Spirit Centre with their heads held high despite a rough North Central Hockey League campaign that ended with a pair of home ice losses.

The second annual Peter Molesky Classic played out at the Rotary Spirit Centre Jan. 13-14, hosted by the St. Mary Sharks and bringing in 16 teams from eight 1A schools from around the region. The St.

The Westlock Senior ‘AA’ Warriors battled hard against the Edson Ice in their first game following a three-week break Jan. 7 at the Rotary Spirit Centre.

Local national sledge hockey player Zach Savage got a taste of international competition at the recent 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Dec. 4-10.

It was the battle for Barrhead. Two novice teams, Barrhead’s 2A Thunder and the 2B Blackhawks, faced off against one another at the Barrhead Agrena on Monday, Jan. 2 in a game that ended 4-4.

To the untrained observer, the players practicing at the Barrhead Agrena on Tuesday, Jan. 3, used hockey sticks that were missing something vital to the game — the blade. However, since the team was the Ringette Raiders the sticks were just right.

The Edwin Parr Composite senior girls basketball team ended up third in an Edson tournament last weekend, with a nail-biting bronze medal game.