Local Sports

The local badminton season wrapped up on April 30 with the senior badminton regionals, which were held at Boyle School. Athletes from local schools competed for medals at the event.

Three Westlock athletes came home with some hardware from the Western Canadian Tournament of Champions, an inter-provincial taekwondo competition.

Westlock’s U-18 boys competitive soccer team has had a bumpy start to their 2012 season, going 0-2 against Athabasca.

Approximately 55 girls — including a handful from the local Tawatinaw Valley Freeriders — joined Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Heil on the moguls last weekend for the seventh annual Jenn Heil Girls Camp held in Jasper.

R.F. Staples students brought home a collection of shiny hardware last Tuesday, nabbing two golds, a pair of silvers and three bronze medals at the badminton zones held in Barrhead.

The 2012 Rotary Sportsmans Dinner packed the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last Friday as close to 500 people came to enjoy the evening with a pair of Canada ’s Olympic champions.

The Athabasca and District Minor Hockey Association (ADMHA) held its annual Awards Night at the Multiplex last Tuesday, with all of the 2011-12 teams present along with their friends and family.

The best young badminton players around were in action at Boyle School and the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last Thursday for the badminton regional competition. The ‘A’ event was held in Boyle while the ‘B’ and ‘C’ events took place in Athabasca.

A festive atmosphere was in the air at the Barrhead Legion on April 27 when Special Olympics officials came to town for a fundraising spaghetti lunch.

Five Barrhead badminton players will be heading off to Grimshaw May 4-5 after qualifying for the provincial tournament at the Zone meet April 24 at Barrhead Composite High School.