Local Sports

It was a long but successful weekend for one Barrhead men’s curling team, as they successfully took the victory during the Men’s Open Bonspiel.

The Senior Jags hosted the PHRD Divisional Tournament over the weekend, where both the boys and girls battled for victory. For the boys, the tournament was an end suited to the success of their year.

The senior boys Predators basketball team from Edwin Parr Composite marched to victory at a tournament in Cold Lake last weekend.

The Athabasca Purple Panthers are ready to host the Investors Group Senior B Womenís Hockey Provincial Championships.

For the tenth time, a 76-year-old Sangudo resident headed off to the Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games, which took place in Calgary this year. And, for the eighth time, he proudly brought home a medal.

It was the buzzer-beater that wasn’t. After fighting back from two three-goal deficits in the game, the Westlock midget Warriors couldn’t find the equalizer in a 4-3 home loss to the Vegreville Wranglers on Feb. 22.

A short bench ultimately doomed the St. Mary Sharks girls basketball team to an eighth-place finish at the 2013 Cathy Mitchell Cup this past weekend. Playing in their home tournament Feb.

R.F. Staples senior boys basketball team posted a perfect weekend at the Barrhead Composite High School Basketball Tournament, capping the event with a big win over the hosts in the Saturday-night final.

The Westlock midget Warriors’ quest for a provincial title is over. Despite giving it their best effort in their Midget ‘D’ Provincial playoff game at the Rotary Spirit Centre on Feb. 15, the Warriors lost 11-0 to the Spruce Grove ‘AA’ Saints.

Two Barrhead teenagers have shown there is hockey life after the Steelers. Jake Chizma and Dayne Wingrove have taken their talents to the Whitecourt Spruceland Ford Wolverines, hoping to continue improving their game.