Local Sports

Their resounding cheer echoed off the walls of the high school gym to close out the day’s session. The Hoopnics Basketball Camp touched down at Barrhead Composite High School from July 4 to 7, bringing out 87 basketball players.

Despite not having a league to play in all year, the Jarvie Jaguars pee wee girls softball team finished the season on a high note.

Mix a rain-soaked rodeo ring with countless pairs of hooves and you have yourself a pretty good time. By mid-afternoon on July 9, the ring resembled something meant for 4x4 quading and not the 2011 HighRidge 10th Annual Amateur Rodeo.

There will be no shortage of excitement at the annual Boyle Rodeo this weekend. The event will run from Friday to Sunday at the Boyle Agricultural Society Grounds.

The U12 Athabasca Black Widows girls soccer team wrapped up their season on a high note last weekend. The girls made the trip to Edson to compete in the provincial championships.

It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that Harley-Ann DeLeeuw has lived most of her life on the back of a horse. The 14-year-old native of Athabasca has been riding horses since she was four.

After years of having two identities, Edwin Parr Composite’s student athletes will soon be united under one. As local sports fans will know, the EPC boys sports teams have been known as the Pacers for many years.

They gathered around home plate, bowed their heads and took time to reflect, remember and give thanks to their teammate and coach, Gerald Nanninga.

Edwin Parr Composite’s student athletes were celebrated at the annual athletic banquet last week.

The Barrhead peewee Yankees closed out their Canada Day weekend tournament brimming with confidence and owning a two-wins and one-loss record. Entering the weekend, the Yankees were tiered with other similarly skilled teams from St.