Local Sports

The girls battled it out on March 4, but the Rochester School girls basketball team came out on top for the win.

The slopes at Tawatinaw Valley Alpine resort were plastered with fresh pow, sunshine, classic rock ‘n’ roll and a stream of children wearing neon coloured snowsuits last weekend.

The Atom ‘A’ Warriors are heading to Provincial ‘B’ Championships in Fairview on March 14-16. The team earned the provincial berth after beating Calahoo 8-5 on Feb. 24 to claim the two-game series.

Boyleís Millview Recreation Complex was the site of a Critter infestation last Thursday. The 790 CFCW Critters hockey team was in Boyle for a game against local oldtimers on Feb. 28.

Edwin Parr Compositeís junior varsity girls basketball team made their school proud by winning the zone championships on the weekend.

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.