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The Wildrose Rodeo kicked off on Sept. 18, running straight through to the finals on Sunday, Sept. 21 at the Barrhead Agrena. Cowboy hats filled the stands as many cheered on those they knew, and those they loved throughout the weekend.

In their two tournaments of the season, the St. Mary senior boys volleyball team has placed no lower than second after taking silver over the weekend in Barrhead. The Sharks were competing in the Sept.

It’s another win for the Westlock Thunderbirds football team. Playing on the road in Wainwright against the Commandos on Sept. 19, the T-Birds came away with a 32-20 win.

A pair of touchdowns was a breakthrough for team that has seen a huge turnover in personnel from last season.

It was the great start to the season the Boyle Huskies senior girls volleyball team was looking for. The girls came close, but fell just short in losing the final in a three-set thriller to the host team from Thorhild last Saturday.

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.