Local Sports

It was a gilded week for junior high track and field athletes who managed to bring home 12 medals from the Zone 5 Junior High Track and Field Championships at St. Albert’s Fowler Athletic Park June 2.

The Westlock Gators let loose a flood of podium finishes during their first ‘B’ region meet of the year at the Westlock Aquatic Centre June 4.

Two Barrhead Composite High School (BCHS) Gryphon volleyball players, Bryan Fountain and Jacob Deinum, can chalk up another provincial championship to their resume. For that matter, they can add a national title as well.

September can’t come soon enough for the Westlock Thunderbirds football club. The team is ready for regular season action following the completion of its spring camp program, which concluded with a May 28 jamboree at Westlock Elementary School.

The Westlock Jr. Rock capped off a busy week with a tough loss against the Lakeland Heat during Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League action at the Rotary Spirit Centre Sunday afternoon.

For the first time in five years, the Boyle School Huskies track and field team are the top dogs in the 1A North Central Division, outscoring the second place team by 17 points.

The Westlock Red Lions feasted on their second straight win of the North Central Alberta Baseball League season, putting the Stony Plain Mets out to pasture 7-1 May 18 at Westlock’s Keller Field.

Following a day to remember that saw local athletes claim 16 medals, R.F. Staples School’s track team are the 3A North Central zone champions.

Losing her left leg to cancer has not stopped Heidi Peters from representing Canada on the highest stage.

The Barrhead Orioles shutdown the Edmonton Athletics on Tuesday, May 17, posting a 6-1 victory in a game filled with pop flies, foul balls, and hit players.