Local Sports

A new chapter has begun in the tale of the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill. With a brand new chalet and a phenomenal wish list of future features, Pine Valley Resort is now open for business.

It was a valiant effort, but the Westlock Senior ‘AA’ Warriors fell just short of qualifying for North Central Hockey League (NCHL) playoffs after splitting their final two regular season games.

The Athabasca Pee Wee ëAí Hawks took home some gold medals after defeating the Boyle Blazers 4-3 in overtime on Jan. 17, during Boyleís Pee Wee tournament.

The Barrhead Steelers gave fans at the Barrhead Agrena a reason to cheer as they easily dispatched their Edson Sabre opponents 7 to 2 on Friday, Jan. 15.

On Saturday, Jan. 16, basketball players from all over the region took part in Barrhead Compostite High School’s annual Senior Jaguars Basketball tournament. The tournament featured 14 teams, seven boys and seven girls.

The Barrhead Senior Gryphon’s boys and girls basketball teams made a rare home appearance on Wednesday, Jan. 6, when they took on the Onoway Mustangs in a pair of regular season games.

The Barrhead Renegades Midget B team pulled out all the stops including playing strong defence in the final minutes of the third period in an attempt to pull even with the Winfield Mighty Ducks. And it just about worked. On Friday, Jan.

The Midget ëA' Hawks are on a roll - they extended their winning streak to three games on Friday night and topped the Edson Sabres 6-4.

The St. Mary senior boys basketball team were gold en after posting a perfect 2-0 record at the North Central Zone Ranking Tournament at the Rotary Spirit Centre Jan. 9-10.

The Midget ëAí Hawks kicked off their 2016 1660 Tier 3 season in great fashion Jan. 2, defeating the Drayton Valley Stars 6-5 with a last-second goal. ìIt was an exciting game,î said Ron Bay head coach of the Hawks.