Local Sports

It was a beautiful day for a ball game (or two) when the Barrhead Orioles took on the Sherwood Park Athletics June 15. The first of two games kicked off at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, and the Orioles came out strong.

Westlock’s junior Rock lacrosse team remains undefeated in Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League play with two strong wins last weekend. The team started the weekend with a 17-4 win over the Edmonton Blues on June 13 at the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre.

The Westlock Lacrosse Association is celebrating a big milestone this year — its 10th season. “It’s really exciting that it’s grown every year and made it to 10 seasons,” said association president Stacey Howse.

Of the nine Westlock athletes who traveled to Foote Field in Edmonton for the provincial track and championships, just one brought home a medal — but all did very well in their events.

Three local swimmers ended up with podium finishes after the first swim meet of the season last Saturday afternoon.

Get ready to saddle up and rope the family down to the second Senior Pro Rodeo at the Barrhead Rodeo Grounds on June 16 and 17.

There may have only been three teams hitting the diamonds in Fort Assiniboine over the weekend, but the competition was high at the peewee county ball tournament June 7.

Dear Editor: My name is Morgan Vanleeuwen, and I am a grade nine student at Covenant Canadian Reformed School (CCRS). Recently our grade eight and nine classes attended a ball hockey tournament in Monarch.

The U18 Athabasca boys and girls tournament soccer teams have coasted their way through a pair of tournaments so far this season and are gearing up for the next challenge at the annual Camrose Night Classic June 13–15.

Athabasca’s Jessica McKenna placed third in the novice category at the Olympic Power Fitness Invitational in Edmonton May 31.