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The Blackhawks may have recorded a 5-0 victory against EG715, but coach Lee Abernathy was not best pleased. “The girls did not play well,” he said. “We only played about 18 minutes of the game, the rest was very scrambly.

Another weekend, another collection of gold. Senior Gryphons boys and girls added to their haul of precious metal with victories away from home, reinforcing Barrhead’s reputation as a kingdom for school volleyball.

R.F. Staples and Barrhead Composite High School split the top spots at the Junior High Divisional Championships, which were hosted last Wednesday at the Rotary Spirit Centre. In addition to those two schools, the tournament was attended by St.

The Westlock Midget Warriors came out to an early lead over the Warburg Mustangs last Friday night and held on to post a 5-4 win.

After a great season on the gridiron, the Athabasca Pacers celebrated with a windup dinner last Thursday at Edwin Parr Composite.

The Midget ‘A’ Hawks of Athabasca are still on the hunt for their first win. The team lost a pair of games last weekend (6-5 at home to Slave Lake on Friday and 9-2 in Wabasca on Saturday), dropping their record to 0-4 on the season.

First the good news: the regular season is only two games old. Secondly, the bad news: Barrhead’s Renegades have lost both games by four-goal and three-goal margins.

The Barrhead Midget Blackhawks found great success over the weekend, as they faced and conquered Fort Saskatchewan in a shutout game Sunday, Nov. 11.

Although it was their home tournament, the St. Mary Sharks boys volleyball team came up short in its quest for the title. Hosting the 2012 edition of the Joe Nestorovich Memorial tournament at the Westlock Rotary Spirit Centre Nov.