Local Sports

It was a triumphant weekend for four Barrhead teens, who participated in their first curling bonspiel of the year Jan. 4-5.

They came, they played, they conquered. The Barrhead Steelers upped their performance over the weekend to take two home-game wins against Whitecourt Midget A and the Rocky Royals. Friday night the boys played Whitecourt.

In their first tournament of the 2013-2014 basketball season, the Saint Mary boys posted a winning record in three games in Lac La Biche. Competing at J.A. Williams on Jan.

Westlock’s senior ‘AA’ Warriors are back above .500 in the North Central Hockey League. The squad moved above the break-even mark with a 5-4 win over the Athabasca Aces on Jan. 10 in Athabasca.

Four members of the Athabasca Wa-no Kaze Kai Karate Club were recognized last month for their black belt accomplishments as tested for in April.

The Athabasca Curling Club Association and its numerous leagues have had member teams throwing rocks and sliding down the ice since October and still have a few months left in the season after Christmas.

When the Barrhead Steelers and Edson go head-to-head it is usually a spectacle to savour. So it proved last Saturday at the Agrena when they fought each other to an entertaining 4-4 tie.

The Westlock Senior AA Warriors have maintained their 0.500 win percentage in the North Central Hockey League after a win and a loss last weekend.

Cold weather may have kept some would-be ringette players home last Saturday night, but about two dozen Westlock-area athletes still took to the ice to learn more about the game.

It was a day when the Wolverines relied heavily on their “BB” weapon.