Local Sports

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.

At the Athabasca Cup Olympic weightlifting competition last Saturday, Athabasca’s sole representative, 17-year-old Jessica McKenna, set a personal best and qualified for provincials.

The Edwin Parr Composite High School Pacers football team won 38-0 in their playoff game against the Vegreville Vortex last Saturday. The Pacers struggled in the opening minutes of the game even though they were on home turf.

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.

Due to lack of teams at their level, the Barrhead Midget A Steelers will not be playing in their regular 1660 league this season. Instead, the Steelers will play in the North Central Minor Hockey Association, which is based out of the Red Deer area.