Local Sports

Unlike a typical Saturday at the Barrhead Agrena, hockey wasn’t the only sport taking place on the ice over the weekend.

Athabasca’s Flips Gymnastics Club is springing towards its annual fun meet this Saturday from 11 a.m. until around 5 p.m. in two buildings on the Agriplex grounds.

As the key turns and the engine starts, the rally is on.

Athabasca’s Ryan LeMessurier, 18, will be travelling to the Indoor World Championships for archery in France at the end of the month.

A team of six cross-country skiers from Athabasca travelled to Banff and Canmore to compete in the Alberta Winter Games Feb. 6–9, and many of them found their way to the podium.

The closure of the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre has come as a shock to many in Barrhead, including those involved with the Queen of Hearts Triathlon.

There were plenty of tears and glum faces. Yet in the best traditions of a close-knit family two qualities shone through the sadness: courage and a spirit of togetherness.

The Westlock Warriors suffered a “minor setback” in their semifinal series in the North Central Hockey League last Sunday night with a 9-2 loss against the Devon Barons.

The Tawatinaw Valley Freeriders returned home from the Alberta Winter Games in Banff with three medals around their necks. Competing at the Feb.

It was a golden weekend for two Westlock hockey players as they helped Zone 5 win the peewee hockey tournament at the Alberta Winter Games in Banff.