Local Sports

There are lots of ways for adults to get active in Athabasca.

At 75, most athletes' sporting dreams are long behind them. They may enjoy a recreational round of weekend golf or go for a stroll, but the more serious stuff remains in scrapbooks and memories.

Darkness descends shortly after 7 p.m. An arc of fire blazes from the soil, half lighting the Sangudo arena. Behind it stands a shadowed line of cowboys, arms folded or hands on hips, their features barely visible in the flickering light.

For the second year in a row, Neerlandia resident Alvin Nanninga has claimed the Canadian Horseshoe Championship title in the Elders class.

Heavy metal fans enjoyed heavy-duty mayhem last Friday. We are talking about fans of mashed-up metal. Of the bashed, battered, beaten and buckled variety. Of the shattered, splintered and squashed sort. Of the pounded and pulverized kind.

The traditional heavy horse pulls and log skid events were a highlight of the Rochester Centennial Fair over the weekend. The horse competitions drew in a large crowd to see horses negotiate obstacles and pull over and above their own weight.

It's not called the Canadian Death Race for nothing. The grueling 125-kilometre trail run is enough to slow down the best runners, but add in mountain hiking and running at night, and it becomes an exhausting trek.

With the regular season over, the Westlock Red Lions are ready to see what the playoffs hold. The Lions ended their 18-game season in third place with a record of 12-4-2.

There was sunny weather and a good turnout for the Men’s Open at the Westlock Golf Club last weekend, along with plenty of excitement.

Clyde resident Levi Cohoe brought home a gold medal after his team dominated the softball tournament at the 2012 Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge last month.