Local Sports

The ski season at Misty Ridge Ski Hill may only be a week old, but the hill’s newest acquisition is seeing a lot of action. Earlier this fall, the Misty Ridge Ski Hill board purchased a new, at least to them, snowcat machine.

The Barrhead Composite High School gyms were a busy place on Tuesday, Dec. 16 as both the boys and girls junior Jaguars basketball teams played two games each. The junior girls played against St.

The Barrhead Agrena has never been louder then on Friday, Dec. 5. The stands were filled with red, blue and white, in celebration of the arrival of the Montreal Canadiens Alumni team.

Curling is not just for the young, and Wilf Seal is living proof as he is one of the oldest curlers at the Barrhead Curling Rink. On Wednesday, Dec.

The goose egg is broken and now there’s some excitement in the locker room of the North Central Midget AA Bulls.

A young Athabasca weightlifter walked away with a pair of medals from this weekend’s provincial championship in Calgary.

There remains a big learning curve on the road ahead for both Edwin Parr Composite senior high school basketball teams.

The Westlock Senior ‘AA’ Warriors went 1-1 on the weekend, losing 5-3 on Friday in Whitecourt but defeating the Edson Ice 7-5 on Saturday night.

After three months on dry land, the wait to get back in the pool may be over before Christmas. Westlock’s community services director Mike Butler reported to council at its Dec.

It might not be long before Jesse Plamondon becomes a household name for football fans. The R.F. Staples Thunderbirds quarterback recently made the Alberta Current Stars team, a team that includes the 40 best Grade 12 players of the province.