Local Sports

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.

An R.F. Staples athlete is second in the province after competing in the Alberta Student Athletics Association championships at Edmonton’s Foote Field June 3-4.

It was a case of too little, too late as the Westlock Junior Rock fell short against the Lloydminster Xtreme at the Rotary Spirit Centre Saturday, June 11 during Tier II Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League play.

Barrhead Elementary School (BES) student Levi Schmidt might only be in Grade 6, but even at his young age he has done something that many people can only dream of, qualifying for the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo (NJHRF).

For Barrhead resident and BCHS student Ty Steinberg, the Men’s Amateur Provincial Qualifier held at Barrhead Golf Club’s 18-hole course went perfectly.

Eight Athabasca teams from U12 to U18 were all over Camrose June 3-5, with each one looking to score some gold within their respective divisions during the Under the Lights soccer tournament.

Dads of the Calling Lake area will be grabbing their baseball gloves and hitting the field this Sunday for the first ever Father’s Day baseball and barbeque event. On June 19, starting at 1 p.m.

The Athabasca University Annihilators and the Landing trail Intermediate School (LTIS) Wolverines hit the field for a flag football grudge match June 2, capping off the brief season with a heart-stopping tie.

Who needs horses when you have ATVs? At least, that is what the dozens of quad ATV enthusiasts from across the province believe who descended on the Batt Traps Recreational Area near Camp Creek to compete in the biannual Battenfelder Quad Rodeo on Ma

Barry Kerton Rodeo isn’t just for the young, it’s also for the young at heart. For two days (June 12 and 13) more than 80 professional rodeo athletes will descend on Barrhead as part of the Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Association (CSPRA) tour.