Local Sports

100 golfers were out on the course for the Koch Ford Men’s Open at the Athabasca Golf Club last weekend. With a pair of sunny days to enjoy, the golfers played 18 holes on both Saturday and Sunday.

The annual Billy Loutit Despatch Triathlon is in the books for another year. The two-day event, welcoming local and visiting athletes for both the Kids Of Steel on Saturday and the adult race on Sunday, went off without a hitch.

The Jarvie Jaguars bantam softballers are provincial silver medallists. The team of 13 girls was in Leduc June 30 to July 2 competing against 11 other teams from across Alberta in the bantam girls ‘C’ provincial tournament.

There was a lot of noise, dust and gas fumes in the air over the weekend at the Westlock motocross track as the Alberta Oldtimers Motocross Association descended on the town for the fourth leg of its summer race series.

The Fiesta Days Slo-Pitch tournament in Boyle was deemed a success despite the inclement weather that brought a premature end to the three-day event last weekend.

The U16 Boys Spartans soccer team made Athabasca proud by winning the silver medals at the provincial championships in Leduc earlier this month.

Schools may be out for summer, but until recently the BCHS gyms were as noisy as ever. The competition and concentration were intense, the energy and ambition high … and the fun levels soared.

When Harrison Fisher was about six, his mother Colleen took him skiing for the first time. Most rookie skiers have a tough time initially. Staying upright can be a challenge since skis seem to have their own sense of direction.

A Westlock-born athlete has risen through the ranks of his sport to find himself leading the pack in Canada.

Westlock’s midget Rock are champions. The lacrosse team claimed the Greater Edmonton Lacrosse League midget ‘B’ title after defeating the Sherwood Park Titans 10-6 on July 4 in Edmonton. “I’m very proud of the kids on the team,” said coach Mike Ivey.