Local Sports

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.

Local hockey players were the celebrities at the Athabasca and District Minor Hockey Associationís annual Awards Night.

No stranger to high-level hockey, Athabascaís Zach Bendall will face a new challenge at this yearís Alberta Cup. The 14-year-old Bendall recently completed his second season with the Bantam AAA Fort Saskatchewan Rangers.

Are you ready for pulse-pounding action? Yes? Then visit Sangudo on Saturday, July 6 for a bull riding spectacular.

Opening Day isn’t for another three weeks, but the Westlock Red Lions are well on their way to launching their defence of their 2012 North Central Alberta Baseball League title.