Local Sports

The region’s best badminton players put their skills to the test in a pair of competitions held locally last week. On Thursday, April 28, both Boyle School and the Athabasca Regional Multiplex hosted badminton regional events.

For one weekend in May, Athabasca will officially be Oil Country. The Edmonton Oilers hockey club will bring their annual development camp to the Athabasca Regional Multiplex May 13-15.

The Barrhead Minor Hockey Association is facing some tough decisions, even before the start of the 2011/12 season.

A local woman will be stripping down on June 18 to help fight for a cause that is close to her heart.

One Westlock badminton player will be making a trip down to Strathmore on May 6-7 after earning a spot at the provincial badminton tournament. Karmen Ward, a Grade 12 student at R.F.

Westlock’s high school football team is gearing up for another run at Wheatland Football League (WFL) glory, with its spring training camp right around the corner.

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.

It’s almost time to start breaking out the golf gear. All the snow is almost gone, and that means the Barrhead Golf Club will be welcoming bookings for tee times.

Running the Boston Marathon will be something Colleen Bauer will never forget. “It was an amazing experience. Even the whole winding up to it and the actual marathon was fantastic,” said Colleen Bauer.