Local Sports

The beautiful weather wasn’t the only reason to play a round of golf last Friday. The Athabasca Golf Club played host to Jeff Johnson’s second annual Road To Hope Golf Classic.

Seven days of practice will hopefully pay off for the Athabasca Pacers football team. The club held their training camp last week, working for hours both on and off the field to perfect their game in time for the new season.

The summer season went out with a bang last weekend with the annual Big Dog race, hosted at Barry’s Ultra Motorsports Park near Busby. About 30 riders came out to take part in the day’s events, which included a new twist this year.

With 25 years of dance experience under her belt, Irene Widdup is promising great things to come for her students this year. Director and owner of Footworks Dance Academy, Widdup wrapped up her annual three-day summer dance camp last week.

It was a disappointing end to a successful season for the Westlock Red Lions Aug. 21 at Keller Field, as the team lost its best-of-three semifinal series with the Edmonton Blackhawks.

Westlock-area resident Alvin Nanninga earned top honours in his category at this year’s Canadian Horseshoe Championships in Blainville, Que. last month, beating out competitors from across the country.

Westlock’s 30-plus Red Lions wrapped up their season after playing in two weekend tournaments earlier this month. Their first tournament was the West Central Alberta Baseball Association wrap-up tournament Aug. 6-7 in St.

Westlock Gator Hannah Tabert brought home three silver medals from the provincial swim meet in Calgary Aug. 12.

TRASH is about training life champions.

It wasn’t their first rodeo. The population of Fort Assiniboine ballooned on Aug. 19 - 21 when hundreds of people descended on the quaint little town for the annual Hamlet Hoedown and Rodeo.