Local Sports

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.

Athabasca native Nathan Bennett is no stranger to accolades, having collected many of them during his long career in professional volleyball.

Last week, Athletes In Action returned to Athabasca to teach soccer skills while enriching the spiritual lives of local kids.

With an early rise and a long hot journey ahead of them, 40 riders headed out for an endurance competition at Horse Creek Ranch Saturday, July 7.

Yee-haw! It’s Highridge Rodeo time again. So get saddled up for the rodeo that just seems to get bigger each year, attracting competitors as young as two to cowboys in their 60s and much over.

Four of Athabasca’s best young golfers have proven they’re among the province’s best by qualifying for the Frank Lindsay Alberta Junior Boys Championships, which began yesterday.