Local Sports

The national stage is no stranger to either skier, but the Canada Games still holds something special for both Athabasca natives.

At a small town curling club, the chances are usually good a local rink will capture the top title. However, this past weekend at the Boyle Ladies Bonspiel, the odds were against the locals with a number of out-of-town rinks in attendance.

The St. Mary Sharks senior boys’ basketball team netted silver at a major central Alberta basketball tournament this weekend, losing out to the hosts in the final. The St.

After a tight first two periods, the Westlock Bantam 1 Warriors surged ahead to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Fort Saskatchewan Bantam team on Saturday night at the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre.

Westlock’s Tier 1 Atom Warriors easily won their first provincial playoff match against the Onoway Eagles last Saturday afternoon, but the hard work is yet to come.

“For me, it’s 2020 Tokyo. That’s my goal.” For some people, Olympic ambitions are sort of a pie-in-the-sky goal, but with Haley Heffel, one gets the impression it’s all but a certainty.

It was almost like he saw two completely different teams show up.

The opening round of the provincial hockey playdowns has been fairly devastating for Athabasca teams. Only two are left alive and one of those – the PeeWee ‘B’ Hawks – had a bye and will face Drayton Valley.

When you’re brothers, it’s always a competition. Yet, for the Fitzsimmons brothers on the Athabasca Rapids Swim Club team, the competition is all about the clock.

When Melissa Lotholz visited Konigssee, Germany with her family, she had no idea she would be visiting the city again, this time as part of the Canadian Bobsleigh team.