Local Sports

Not a bad start to the season for the Athabasca Midget B Winter Hawks. The club has a win and a tie after a pair of home games on the weekend, but things didn’t come easy initially.

The Barrhead Midget Steelers played their first home preseason game on Sunday, Oct. 12 at the Barrhead Agrena against the Smoky Lake Stars. Within minutes of the first period a goal was score by the Steelers, by player Koby Adams.

The Barrhead Bantam Pirates, tier two, played the Calmar Cobras on Oct. 18, at the Barrhead Agrena.

The Westlock Senior ‘AA’ Warriors opened their 2014-2015 North Central Hockey League Season season by trouncing the Slave Lake Winterhawks 5-0 on Friday night at the Rotary Spirit Centre. “It was a good start to a new season,” said coach Joe Kuhar.

The Westlock Thunderbirds football team ended their Wheatland Football League regular season on Saturday by avenging their earlier loss to the St. Paul Lions, downing the visiting team by a score of 25-16. “We were very good today.

The Westlock Senior ‘AA’ Warriors kicked off some of the rust from the off-season with an exhibition game against the Devon Barons last Saturday night.

The Westlock Thunderbirds Football team has clinched first-place in its Tier 2 division with an impressive 40-7 victory over the Vegreville Vortex in Wheatland Football League action last Thursday.

The Barrhead Pirates played a tough preseason game on Sunday, Oct. 5, against the Drayton Valley Norette Oilers. The game was a nail biter from the start, and parents could be heard clearly from the stands cheering on their players.

Player safety is one of the most important aspects of being a coach or a parent, and the checking clinic coming to Barrhead will teach the coaches how to ensure their players stay safe while on the ice.

It’s been a rough start to the season for the North Central Midget AA Bulls as they have yet to win a game in five tries.