Local Sports

Jubilee Arena will remain standing for the time being, and could possibly still be around in 2013 and beyond.

The Westlock Red Lions are still undefeated but lost their first-place spot in the North Central Alberta Baseball League after a 10-inning 2-2 tie versus the Legal Indians last Wednesday night.

Athabasca’s U18 Anarchy boys soccer team continued to dominate the competition with a big win at the Duggan Soccer Tournament last weekend.

The 10th annual Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic is less than a month away. This year’s event, which has raised almost $700,000 for Edmonton’s Cross Cancer Institute, is set for Saturday, June 16.

The rawhide has started flying around Barrhead with the pee wee Yankees having already hit the diamond in tournament action.

In many parts of North America, football is seen as a sport for late summer and early fall. But in Barrhead, the football season starts in the spring and before taking the summer off and ramping up again in the fall.

The Westlock Red Lions began their season on a high note with a 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Blackhawks during their May 9 home opener at Keller Field in Westlock.

The Westlock midget lacrosse team rocked the competition last Saturday, defeating the Edmonton Warriors MB2 team 9-2 and the Edmonton Warriors MB1 team 4-2.

Nathan Bennett knew that 2012 was going to be his last year as a professional volleyball player, but it didn’t turn out the way he envisioned.

Athabasca’s Bantam girls softball team got their season started with a pair of games last week. On May 8 the girls were in Dapp to take on a team from Jarvie, while on May 10 they were home in Athabasca at Jubilee Ball Park.