Local Sports

Several dozen Westlock and area competitors did our region proud at the recent Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games in Fairview, with a dozen bringing home some hardware.

To be able to golf requires a good set of eyes, but it turns out those eyes don’t have to belong to the person wielding the club.

After completing their regular season, the Westlock Wild Pee Wee minor ball team is gearing up for its Tier 2 provincial tournament July 29 to Aug. 1 in Strathmore.

Anyone who has spent any amount of time on a golf course will tell you what a frustrating sport it can be — even if you’re working with all five senses.

Elissa Ponich is hoping that running ten kilometres in Athabasca will make a difference in the faraway Democratic Republic of Congo. Ponich and friends will run through Athabasca on Saturday, August 6 (beginning at 8 a.m.

Fans of auto racing crammed the bleachers of the Sangudo raceway on July 24th to take in the excitement of hobbyists racing their powerful four-wheeled contraptions.

What do you get when you combine high-speed sprint cars, rumbling stock cars and racing trucks? You get great racing action at the Sangudo Speedway.

The man responsible for the young and old golf tournament at the Paddle River Golf and Country Club never got to see the fruits of his labour, but since 1999, his dream of young and old playing golf together is alive and well.

Young volleyball players in Westlock and the surrounding area will have a chance next week to work on their skills under the watchful eye of three international coaches.

The Westlock Red Lions defeated the Edmonton Jays 11-2 last week at Keller Field, giving them a seven-game winning streak and a comfortable position going into the mid-season North Central Alberta Baseball League all-star break.