Local Sports

It was the perfect day for a run, and many of the participants seemed to agree, with smiling faces in every direction at this year’s Fit for Motion Half Marathon.

Barrhead resident Murray Tuininga competed in the annual Death Race in Grande Cache, Alberta on Saturday, August 2. The Canadian Death Race is a 125-kilometre foot race through the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Grande Cache.

The Westlock Thunderbirds came out to a great start in their regular season with a 40-21 win over the Vermilion Marauders.

The R.F. Staples Thunderbirds senior boys volleyball team came out on top after a one-day, six-team tournament in Boyle last weekend.

With a roster boasting only five returning players from last year, the R.F. Staples’ senior girls volleyball team claimed the consolation title in its first tournament action of 2014. Competing at the 2014 Gryphon Invitational in Barrhead on Sept.

Two Westlock-area athletes returned home from the Canada 55-Plus Summer Games in Strathcona County on Aug. 27-30 with medals around their necks.

With the ice barely set at the arena, Boyle Minor Hockey (BMHA) is looking for ways to get more kids into the game.

The boys seem to be picking up where they left off, while the girls have improved their performance greatly.

Let’s get ready for some football! Coming off a 34-30 loss to their archrivals, the Athabasca Pacers, in the Wheatland Football League Tier 2 championship last season, the Westlock Thunderbirds are gearing up for another crack at a title. On Sept.

A second trip to the Canada 55+ Games was pure gold for a curling team from Athabasca.