Local Sports

The Barrhead Peewee AA Orioles played at home for their first and last time on Thursday, July 9 with a game against the Sherwood Park Athletics.

It has been a busy couple of weeks for Barrhead golfer Ty Steinbring.

The Jarvie Jaguars are the Alberta Fastball Under 19 Girls ‘C’ Provincial Champions after a stunning July 5 win over the East Central Kaos in Leduc.

The Westlock Junior Rock’s season came to an abrupt end Sunday afternoon after dropping back-to-back games to the Lloydminster Xtreme at the Rotary Spirit Centre.

After hitting the halfway point of the North Central Alberta Baseball League schedule, the Westlock Red Lions returned to work last Thursday with a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Blackhawks.

The Westlock Bantam Rock are off to the provincial lacrosse championship in search of a gold medal after they were crowned league champions last month.

It only took 24.2 seconds in total for a Barrhead native to etch his name into the record book. On Saturday, June 13, Kolton Schmidt, along with his partner Sawyer Barham, defeated their closest rivals by a total of 1.

Canada is a country were it is possible to not only pursue your dreams, but achieve them. It is a fact Barrhead native, Melissa Lotholz, knows well.

It was a pleasant homecoming for Athabasca stock car racer Shania LaForce, with all sorts of children and adults alike crowding around her and her father's stockcar at the classic car show.

Thirteen-year-old trapshooter Niklas Tebb of Athabasca will be packing his rifle to Brandon, Manitoba this week for the Canadian Trapshooting Championships.