Local Sports

When Hannah Tuininga, a 14 year-old Neerlandia Public Christian School (NPCS) student, first decided to try to qualify for the Alberta Summer Games, she had no idea that she would eventually be competing against athletes two and three years older.

After a hard-fought tournament, the Zone 5 lacrosse team walked away with the silver medal at the Alberta Summer Games thanks in part to a local trio.

Two Westlock-area track competitors returned home from the Alberta Summer Games in Leduc July 14-17 with some steel around their neck and provincial titles to their names.

It has been a good year for Max Vriend. At the start of 2015/2016 season, Vriend, a Barrhead Composite High graduate, earned a starting position on the MacEwan University Griffins Volleyball team as a middle blocker.

The Parkland Posse lacrosse team are provincial Bantam ‘A’ champions thanks in part to a quartet of local players.

Just into the rough of the 11th hole at the Westlock Golf Course, Jerry Nelson lines up for a 25-foot chip. He exchanges words with coach Chris Villeneuve, pulls into his back swing and strikes the ball.

Athabasca’s Kate Nunn will be pushing her body to the limits for a greater cause on July 24, as she prepares to swim, run and bike a 113-kilometre half-Ironman race in Calgary, raising money to help bring a Congolese refugee family to the area.

The Athabasca U12 Rebels achieved the goal they were aiming for at the beginning of the 2016 season by clinching the Tier 4 Rural Provincial soccer title in on July 10.

The Athabasca College Hockey Challenge is sure to be a hit, with nearly half of tickets selling out before ticket sales officially opened to the public.

The Westlock Red Lions ended the Edmonton Blackhawks’ perfect season last week with a 3-2 victory at Keller Field.