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It took a third-period comeback, but the Barrhead Midget ‘AA’ Steelers remain undefeated in Northern Alberta Midget AA Hockey League play with a 4-3 win over the visiting Edge Maroon Oct. 14 at the Agrena.

The R.F. Staples junior varsity girls team soared to gold at their home tournament over the weekend. The tourney had 16 teams — eight girls and eight boys — battle on the court with R.F.

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

The Westlock Thunderbirds broke out of a mini two-game losing skid with a 41-0 victory over the Vegreville Vortex that catapulted them into top spot in Tier 2 of the Wheatland Football League. The Thursday, Oct.

The R.F. Staples senior girls volleyball team returned from a tournament in Spruce Grove without any medals, but gained some valuable experience. The tournament had 25 teams, mostly from 4A schools in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C.

With a crushing 41-0 victory over the visiting Vegreville Vortex on Oct. 6, the Westlock Thunderbirds are one step closer to a first-place ranking heading into playoffs.

It was a doubly satisfying Oct. 1 afternoon on the volleyball court in Spruce Grove for the senior Lady Gryphons, as they won the STA Classic tournament and beat their archrivals, the R.F. Staples Thunderbirds from Westlock in the process.

When Tim Hague lost to Matt Mitrione at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Fight For The Troops 2 event in January, he knew what was coming. “The UFC is all about winning and performing well, and when I lost that fight I knew I would be released.

The Athabasca Pacers loss to Vermilion last Thursday was a tale of two games. One was the first half of the game, during which a slow start by the Pacers allowed the host team to run up the score and lead 30-6 at the half.

The Athabasca Aces used a pair of exhibition games against the Portage College Voyageurs last week as a tune-up for the upcoming season.