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Ah autumn, the most temperamental of seasons. While Saturday saw showers and temperatures cool enough for sweaters, on Sunday the winds did blow, picking up leaves and changing the trajectory of golf balls.

After a 14-3 regular season and a perfect 2-0 playoff record thus far, the Westlock 30+ Red Lions are gearing up for their championship series against the St. Albert Cardinals.

She may not be golden, but Lauren Kostiw’s performance at the Aug. 18-19 Alberta Summer Swimming Association Provincials in Edmonton was a silver lining for the Westlock Gators. Kostiw swam her girls’ nine-and-under 50-metre breaststroke race in 46.

Limbs flailing in the water. Frantic waving, splashing. Panic-stricken cries of “help, help, help.” It is a common image of drowning, something reinforced by TV. Yet the reality is often very different: no drama, no yells, just a deceptive quiet.

The race was on for 21 youths this Saturday as they ran about town eating donuts, busting out dance moves, counting fish, folding pizza boxes, and much more.

The Athabasca Aces are almost ready to drop the puck on another season. The team will hit the ice for the first time in months on Sept. 12, when their conditioning/training camp opens at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex with an 8:30 p.m. workout.

Lorina Ball and her trusty horse Fancy make a pretty good team. They proved as much at the Edmonton Gymkhana Association Finals in Thorsby earlier this month, where the pair rode to an impressive second-place finish in barrel racing.

Good weather and lots of entertaining action could be found at the Westlock Golf Course during the Ladies' Open last weekend. The two-day event Aug. 11-12 was a spirited affair that saw 22 women challenge for this year's title.

Westlock's Gators swim club has set a new high water mark in sending nine swimmers to the Alberta Summer Swimming Association provincial meet this weekend in Edmonton. Competing at the regional meet at NAIT on Aug.

It’s almost time for the Athabasca Pacers to get back out on the gridiron.