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Shooting has always come naturally for John Barkemeyer, so it would make sense that he would load up his gun and head to the 2014 Huntsman World Senior Games. Little did he know as he packed his suitcase for the weeklong trip to St.

The Barrhead Atom Hawks and Elks were host to a tournament on Nov. 14, 15, and 16, starting off on a winning streak. The Barrhead Hawks played the A final game against the Edmonton Hawks, losing to the team earlier that morning.

Imagine skating with some of the players who have their names delicately engraved on the Stanley Cup, who have won numerous awards and trophies for doing what they do best. Dale Gummow can.

The home team was simply overmatched in a pair of games they needed to have a shot heading to provincials.

In the end, the guys just were not able to get past a larger opponent.

For a small town club, the results from their first swim meet of the season is proof they should be able to compete this season. A total of 11 swimmers from the Athabasca Rapids Swim Club took part in their opening meet on Nov.

A late third-period goal and some clutch goaltending secured the Westlock Warriors their fifth win of the year — a 6-5 victory over the Devon Barons.

The R.F. Staples senior girls volleyball team came one match away from punching their ticket to the provincial championships. At the 3A zone championships hosted in Morinville Nov. 14-15, the T-Birds were flying high until the Saturday-night final.

A second-place finish at a 12-team tournament in Camrose last weekend is nothing to shake a stick at for the R.F. Staples senior boys volleyball team.

It was a bittersweet championship game for the Westlock Thunderbirds football team as they faced the St. Paul Lions last Saturday afternoon in the Division 2 Wheatland Football League final.