Local Sports

The long winter may finally be giving way to spring, but it will be missed by some talented local skiers. The Tawatinaw Valley Freeriders had another successful season in 2010-11, with 20 kids hitting the slopes throughout the winter months.

The ice may be gone, but the work continues for Boyle Minor Hockey. The organization held its annual general meeting last week.

A local boy brought home a silver medal from a national wrestling competition last weekend, beating out more than 30 other competitors. Austin Tremblay, a Grade 10 student at R.F.

Players, coaches, volunteers, families and friends packed the gym to watch as plaques, medals and certificates were handed out as the Barrhead Minor Hockey Association held their annual awards night on April 13 in the east gym at Barrhead Composite H

When you mix cycling with fun and friendship, you have a recipe for good times. The “Women on Wheels” cycling club will climb aboard their aluminum horses beginning May 7, for an exciting season of exercise and good memories.

Football season isn’t as far away as it seems. The Edwin Parr Composite Pacers may not be slated to play any ‘real’ games until September, but the players won’t be waiting that long to get back in action.

With spring slowly arriving, Westlock residents should start hearing the sweet crack of the bat as the Red Lions gear up for another quest to be named North Central Alberta Baseball League champions.

Athabasca’s young hockey players had plenty of hardware to take home last week. Though hockey season is over, it’s not forgotten as the 2010-11 season was celebrated last Thursday with the Athabasca Minor Hockey Awards Night.

For many local baseball players who spent time with the Red Lions, getting older and starting a family can often spell the end of their baseball career.

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.