Local Sports

When Jean Smith read about a Barrhead ladies curling team getting an 8 ender this month it took her back to an unforgettable day 45 years ago.

The Barrhead Steelers outshot St. Albert 38-27 at the Agrena on Sunday. Yet their marksmanship lacked the precision to do justice to their aggressive instincts. In a frustrating night, they went down to a 4-2 defeat in this provincials encounter.

A 6-2 loss to the Devon Barons was not the way the Athabasca Aces wanted to wrap up the regular season. But nevertheless, that was the result of their game at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex on Friday night.

Athabasca and Boyleís hard working emergency services personnel took a well-deserved break for some fun on the ice on Saturday.

The Athabasca Aces host the Devon Barons this Friday at 8:45 p.m. at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex; not Saturday, as printed in error in the ad in the Jan. 22 edition of the Advocate.

The Athabasca Aces are getting hot at just the right time. With two wins and an overtime loss in their last three games, they have collected five of a possible six points as the regular season winds down.

Local cheerleaders need only look at the calendar to get motivated.

The Barrhead Senior Jags hosted a tournament over the weekend, where the boys successfully powered through their games to take a golden win. Coming into the tournament, the boys had only played one game this season.

The Barrhead Curling Rink was full of action over the weekend, as 16 teams competed in the 2013 Ladies Bonspiel. For the second year in a row, the victory was claimed by local team Marg Jones, Kim Luciuk, Kelsey Mccracken, and Sandy Holowaychuk.

More than halfway through the Westlock & District Minor Hockey Association’s regular season, it’s shaping up to be another successful year.