Local Sports

The Westlock Midget Warriors checked and chopped their way to a heavy-hitting 6-4 overtime victory against the Redwater Rush in Tier 4 1660 Hockey League playoff action on Friday, Feb. 26 at the Rotary Spirit Centre.

Ringette fans will get a special treat March 5 when the National Ringette League makes a stop at the Rotary Spirit Centre. Edmonton WAM! will face off against league newcomers, the Edmonton Black Gold Rush at 8 p.m.

The Athabasca Hawks completed their first round of their 1660 Hockey League playoffs after besting the Jasper Bearcats in a nail-biting shootout on Feb. 27 in Athabasca.

Barrhead may be a small town, but when it comes to volleyball talent, the Barrhead region area punches above its weight class. And it looks like Alberta colleges and universities are beginning to take note.

The Barrhead Senior Boys Gyphons team came within two minutes of capturing third place in the BCHS Senior Gryphons Basketball tournament hosted on Feb. 26 and 27.

The St. Mary Sharks senior girls basketball team earned a fourth place finish, while the R.F. Staples junior varsity girls took home the consolation trophy at the 2016 Cathy Mitchell Cup played Feb. 19-20 at the Rotary Spirit Centre. The St.

Four freestyle skiers from the Tawatinaw Valley Freeriders ski club returned home from the Alberta Winter Games with big competition experience and Top-20 rankings to prove it. The Games, hosted by Medicine Hat Feb.

Sometimes it just isn’t your night. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Barrhead Agrena, the Bantam Pirates hockey team were defeated by the Stony Plain Predators by a score of 13 to 1.

Next stop Stettler. For the third straight year the Barrhead Midget Steelers have qualified to represent Zone 3 in the Provincial Championship Tournament in March. On Thursday, Feb.

A total of 190 snowmobilers passed through the Forfar Community Hall on Feb. 20, each one of them participating in the Athabasca River Runners annual snowmobile rally.