Local Sports

Westlock’s Grey Lions senior baseball team is going for a threepeat. The team, which plays in the Alberta West Central Baseball Association, defeated the St.

Those looking to get into the Westlock Golf Club’s record books will have a slightly more difficult time — a new course record was set during the Men’s Open Aug. 2-4.

The Westlock Red Lions have finished their season in third place following an 8-5 victory over the Edmonton Warriors last Wednesday night.

Barrhead peewee Orioles won a silver medal at the peewee AA Tier Two provincial baseball championships in Red Deer, Alberta August 1-3.

Inclement weather played a factor during the Ridgeview Riding Camp at High Ridge Stables July 21-26, 2014. Over 15 children took part in the week-long camp where they learned the finer points of horseback riding.

Children learned the finer points of European-style soccer after participating in the Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1, 2014.

Justin Blais was the Westlock area’s lone medallist at the 2014 Alberta Summer Games in Airdrie. Competing at the July 24-27 event, Blais represented Zone 5 and finished with a bronze medal in the U15 boys’ javelin with a throw of 40.51 metres.

It was not a banner week for the Westlock Red Lions. The team was winless in the two games it played last week, tying the Edmonton Warriors 13-13 on the road on July 27, and dropping a 4-2 decision to the Barrhead Orioles at home on July 28.

Last Friday’s rainfall scuttled their bid to sweep the season series with the Barrhead Orioles, but the Westlock Red Lions still posted a winning week.

In the peak of the summertime in Westlock, the local golf course becomes a hub of activity — especially leading up to the Men’s and Ladies’ Open tournaments. The annual Men’s Open runs the August long weekend, from Aug.