Local Sports

The annual Men’s Bonspiel Curling Tournament took place over the weekend at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex. 19 teams from around the region took part in the event which gave out cash prizes and sponsorship items as well.

The Athabasca Bantam ‘A’ Hawks played three games at the provincial championships in Three Hills last weekend, winning one of them and losing two to finish outside of the playoff round.

The Boyle Blazers bantam hockey team had a weekend they’ll never forget as they went undefeated to win the provincial championship in Three Hills.

Westlock’s Atom Selects continued their winning ways last weekend, but came up a goal short in the finals of the provincial ‘B’ championships in Blackfalds.

Barrhead was well represented at the 2012 Edmonton Journal Indoor Games finals March 17, with 34 students running as hard as they could to bring hardware home.

Another game tonight, another nerve-jangler. It’s that time of the season when the stakes increase, the chance of glory gets ever closer, and every game seems a do-or-die encounter.

The Westlock Atom Selects steamrolled the Morinville Mustang 13-6 on Saturday, securing the bronze title of the Tier 2 1660 Atom Hockey League.

The Westlock Midget Sabres are 1660 Tier 3 Midget Hockey League champions following a two-game sweep of Fort Saskatchewan that culminated with an 11-5 win Sunday, March 11 at Jubilee Arena.

When the provincial championships begin in Three Hills this weekend, Boyle’s bantam Blazers team will set out to prove they have saved their best for last.

This weekend, Athabasca’s Bantam ‘A’ Hawks will battle for provincial supremacy in Three Hills. The Hawks will join seven other teams (including their counterparts from Boyle) at the event.