Local Sports

Rejoice, rejoice, soccer is back! Time to erect nets, lace up trainers and boots, charge out into a field and pretend you are Messi, Ronaldo or Rooney. Or if you are into ancient history, Pele, Maradona or Best.

Easter Sunday marked the start of the golfing season for members of the Paddle River Golf and Country Club.

The Westlock Rock junior lacrosse team is looking for a repeat of its championship performance Coach Mike Ivey said he’s looking to field a 22-man team this year, meaning for the first time he’ll have to cut some players.

They didn’t bring home the gold, but a bronze-medal finish in their first lacrosse tournament of the season is nonetheless a great result for the midget Westlock Rock.

Minor ball is back in Clyde. Although registration came to a close on April 15, Clyde Minor Ball representative Linda McCoy said the association will be taking late registrations until the season starts in early May.

Three R.F. Staples badminton players are headed to Lethbridge May 2-3 for the provincial tournament.

Nikolas Koberstein’s professional hockey ambitions have received another big boost.

On a beautiful summer afternoon, what better way to spend the day than enjoying time with the whole family? Wouldn’t it be even better if you were met with the cool relief of an incoming water balloon or ambushed with fresh squirts of a water gun? St

The Athabasca Rapids Swim Club is off to an excellent start to the season, with members competing in three meets to date and claiming several high ranks. “We’ve had a really good season right off the bat,” said coach Hilary McLean.

Athabasca gymnast Rylan Wagner, 11, placed sixth overall at the 2014 Artistic Gymnastics Provincial Championships April 11–13 in Lethbridge. When Rylan competed on the parallel bars, he achieved a personal best and placed second.