Local Sports

Every year on the third Monday in April since 1897, thousands of runners of all skill levels, and abilities descend on the city of Boston.

For a martial artist, the journey to mastery is like climbing a mountain that has no summit. No matter how high you climb, there will always be a higher plateau beckoning you.

It was a long winter, but the curling action never cooled off in Boyle. The Boyle Curling Club closed its season with the mixed bonspiel on the first weekend of April.

The Athabasca Jills know how to have fun in the winter. The women’s hockey organization just completed its second year on the ice in Athabasca, and it was even more successful than the first.

There’s no denying that Athabasca loves its hockey, and the 2010-11 hockey season proved that once again. It was a busy year for the Athabasca and District Minor Hockey Association (ADMHA) and all of the young players that wear the Hawks jersey.

A local girl travelled an hour and a half all winter to play for the Fort Saskatchewan girls Pee Wee ‘A’ and bantam ‘B’ Fury hockey teams.

The County of Barrhead has a hidden gem. Misty Ridge Ski Hill had its final day of skiing and snowboarding on April 3, and by all accounts it was a great year. The County experienced huge amounts of snow this year.

A group of nine Westlock volleyball players are bringing back a silver medal from Leduc, where they were competing in the Men’s ‘B’ Provincial tournament on April 2-3.

A former Westlock resident has made it big in the Canadian golf world, playing well enough to rank sixth on the Canadian Professional Golfers’ Association’s (CPGA) first annual top 100 list of Canadian golfers.

The Barrhead Agrena was the site for the 2011 Midget ‘B’ Female Provincial Finals, and the Barrhead Blackhawks were the host team. Champions from 10 zones descended on Barrhead to duke it out for the provincial title.