Local Sports

Hockey may be Canada’s national winter sport, but for Westlock RCMP Const. Dave Wilejto, it’s more than just a game.

An opening-game loss was the only defeat the R.F. Staples girls’ basketball team suffered in their tournament action Jan. 11-12 in Edson.

The pickleball crowd at Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre last Monday night would surely relish the opportunity to teach others how to play this sport. But no, it isn’t played with a pickle.

Some say it is rarer than a hole-in-one at golf. Others say it the equivalent of scoring a 300 game at 10 pin bowling. Everyone agrees an 8-ender is the Holy Grail of curling, a feat that almost defies probability.

It was a loss that felt like a victory. Entering the third period in Saturday evening’s game against Sturgeon, the Renegades were 7-3 down. It looked like they were facing annihilation.

Not to be outdone by their female counterparts, Edwin Parr Compositeís senior boys basketball team also earned some gold last weekend. Playing in their first tournament of the new year, the Predators were in Lac La Biche and went undefeated.

Westlock’s R.F. Staples Thunderbirds senior girls basketball team overcame a bumpy start to earn the consolation title at a tournament in Morinville last weekend.

The Westlock Peewee Tier 2 Warriors put in the work against the Tofield Titans last Saturday night, and ended up with a 4-2 win for their efforts.

In their first game of 2013, the Athabasca Aces delivered an effort that left a lot to be desired, according to head coach Curtis Creaser.

The Edwin Parr Composite Predators senior girls basketball team didnít lose a step in their first tournament after the Christmas break.