Local Sports

The fairways at Skeleton Lake Golf Club were bustling last weekend as players came from across the country to partake in the 14th Annual Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic.

After a near-perfect season, the Westlock Wild Bantam boys baseball team fell 9-8 in their final game of regular season play June 22 against Legal.

The Westlock Junior Rock’s championship hopes are alive. The squad will play in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Tier II North Conference semifinals after sweeping the Vermilion Roar June 25-26 in a best-of-three series in Vermilion.

On Sunday, June 19, equestrian riders of all ages travelled to Rich Valley to compete in the second annual 3D Barrel Jackpot hosted by the Lazy Daze Horse Club. (Pictured) Youth competitor Shelby Underwood, with her horse Harley, rounds the second barrel. She finished her run with a time of 20.719.

The Briercrest men’s volleyball team is excited to announce the signing of Team Alberta leftside/libero Bryan Fountain for the 2016-17 season. The 6’ 4” Barrhead, Alberta product brings size and experience to the Briercrest volleyball team.

Fists were flying and boards were breaking on the Athabasca Riverfront Stage on June 18 as the Athabasca Champion Taekwondo held their annual belt promotion testing.

It has been a challenging year for Maximus Thiessen.

A couple that rodeos together, stays together. Although there are no official studies on the subject, two Barrhead area couples have shown that there just may be some truth to that statement.

The Red Lions came out on top in their double-header last Sunday against the Camrose Axemen, but the wins came at a steep price: the hand of starting pitcher Adam Sawatzky.

The Westlock Junior Rock split their last two home games of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League regular season and now gear up for the playoff grind.