Local Sports

Grassland Schoolís badminton players made their presence felt at the recent zone and conference championships. The schoolís senior badminton team competed at the conference event in Westlock on April 18.

A trio of Edwin Parr Composite badminton players will represent the school at provincials in Calgary this weekend.

“Man does not cease to play because he grows old; Man grows old because he ceases to play.

The WOW factor has returned to Barrhead cycling. Women on Wheels enters its seventh season with a call for other cycling fans to saddle up and come along for the ride.

R.F. Staples is sending seven badminton players to the zone tournament in Edmonton this Wednesday.

R.F. Staples is looking for a track and field coach for the 2013 season. Former coach Allan Hope, who occupied the position for the past two years, has moved on, said principal Pierre Ouimet, leaving the position open for someone new to fill.

Barrhead, you play great volleyball … but you can always improve. Who says so? None other than former British national player Nathan Bennett, who hailed originally from Athabasca.

Spring is here, and so is soccer … well, almost. Come May 6, Barrhead’s two-month soccer season will kick off amid a fanfare of optimism that the sport can strengthen its uncertain hold on Canada’s imagination.

Last month, Landing Trail Intermediate School claimed its second consecutive provincial elementary school archery championship at the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) competition in Edmonton, and last week that accomplishment was recognized

Itís time to get back out on the gridiron. Edwin Parr Compositeís Athabasca Pacers football team will hit the field for the annual spring camp in May.