Local Sports

It was a slippery start for the Barrhead Renegades when they played their first game of the regular season Nov. 1. The game was a close one, however the boys missed out on a victory against Wetaskiwin in the end, with a final score of 2-1.

After a long and hard-fought weekend, the final game of the PeeWee tournament in Barrhead was finally upon the Barrhead PeeWee Flyers. In the B Finals, the Barrhead boys would face off against the Spruce Grove Titans in a battle for the championship.

It was turning into a great Friday night. The Agrena score clock read 4-1 to the Steelers at the end of the second period, and it seemed the Bujolds could do no wrong. Brett had already scored a hat-trick, while Brad had also found the target.

What started out as a women’s only triathlon has now been expanded to include the entire spectrum of the community. Next September Barrhead’s Queen of Hearts Triathlon will be open not only to women, but men and youth too.

The Edwin Parr Composite Pacers football team went into its championship game undefeated last Saturday, and that’s the way it stayed.

The Edwin Parr Composite senior boys Predators volleyball team came out on top at the Wow Pow Tournament in Lac La Biche last Saturday and Sunday, still high off their success at their own Predators Invitational home tournament Oct. 18–19.

The St. Mary Sharks were unable to make the finals on either side of the Joe Nestorovich Memorial Tournament, which was hosted at the Rotary Spirit Centre on Friday and Saturday.

The Westlock Thunderbirds’ hopes for Wheatland Football League Tier 2 title are over, but they did not go down without a fight.

The Thunderbirds are headed to the Wheatland Football League Tier 2 championship game. Hosting the Vermilion Marauders on Oct. 19, the T-Birds cruised to a 42-14 win to book their spot in the championship against the Athabasca Pacers.

As season openers go, it’s hard to top a blowout. And a blowout is what the Westlock Senior ‘AA’ Warriors gave the home crowd on Oct.