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The Athabasca Aces continued their strong start to the season with a pair of hard fought road games last weekend. The Aces lost a tight game to the Hinton Heat 5-4 on Saturday night, and then rebounded with a thrilling 9-8 win over the Edson Ice.

The Westlock Thunderbirds’ hopes for a Wheatland Football League crown remain intact following a 21-7 home-playoff win Saturday over the Athabasca Pacers.

The R.F. Staples senior girls volleyball team lost out in the second round of playoffs over the weekend at Morinville’s Lion’s Western Canadian Challenge Invitational Volleyball Tournament.

The football season came to an end for the Athabasca Pacers last Saturday with a playoff loss to Westlock by a score of 21-7. The team traveled to Westlock for the game, the first of the playoffs for both squads.

Three up, three down. Three games into the 2011-12 North Central Hockey League season, the Athabasca Aces remain undefeated. And they’re winning convincingly. Their first game was a 9-4 thumping of the Legal Vipers on Oct.

The Westlock Thunderbirds’ hopes for a Wheatland Football League crown remain intact following a 21-7 home-playoff win Saturday over the Athabasca Pacers.

It took some heart-stopping moments in the third period, but the Barrhead Midget ‘AA’ Steelers remain undefeated on the season after a 7-4 win over the St. Albert Crusaders at the Agrena on Oct. 21.

A 30-0 victory over the Vegreville Vortex brought the regular season to a triumphant close for the Athabasca Pacers last weekend. Edwin Parr Composite’s football team was on the road for the game last Saturday, their last of the regular season.

Football is a team sport powered by individual performances. As an individual, Rochester native Keith Shologan can be proud of his 2011 Canadian Football Season.

The Westlock Thunderbirds were handed a crushing defeat at the hands of the Vermillion Marauders Oct. 14, who took the final regular season game 34-6.