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The Barrhead Steelers gave it all they had, but came up short in the end. In Game 1, the third-place Steelers got outworked and outbattled, resulting in a 2-1 defeat to the second-place PAC Spruce Grove Saints. On Feb.

After spending the day at The University of Alberta last week, 20 students from Westlock Elementary School earned the opportunity to go back next month.

The community of Athabasca can take pride in Team Alberta’s bronze medal in men’s hockey at the Canada Winter Games. Not only did they contribute one of their own, Keegan Kanzig, to the effort, but they also inspired him with their support.

It’s not the gridiron, but it’s close enough. Past, present and future members of the Edwin Parr Composite Pacers football team have been working out in the Rotary Fieldhouse at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex for the last month.

The Westlock Tier 3 Midget Sabres continue their march to the playoffs with a dominant 4-0 win at home against the visiting Leduc B2 Roughnecks on Feb. 16.

WES and Dapp met up on Feb. 22 in Westlock, with Dapp coming out on top. The two teams meet again at the regional championship held March 11 in Dapp. The outcome was the same, as Dapp posted a 26-20 win. On the girls side, Clyde upset WES 30-24.

In the Zone 2 bantam finals, the Boyle Blazers have quickly established their dominance. The Blazers welcomed the Smoky Lake Stars to the Millview Recreation Complex on Friday night for game one of the two-game, total points series.

Since the fall of 2007, Tyler Chapman has been working towards his goal of participating in the Special Olympics. Chapman is a speed skater. He participated in the Special Olympics Winter Games in and around Edmonton, including Leduc Feb. 11-13.

The St. Mary girls Sharks basketball team will take its results at the Hay Lake Invitational tournament Feb. 18-19 as a learning experience. “We had definitely a schizophrenic kind of performance,” said coach Peter Molesky.

The Barrhead Flyers are Zone 3 champions. On Feb. 17, the Wabamun Wildcats paid a visit to the Barrhead Agrena for Game 2 of their provincial playdown series against the Flyers. The Flyers took Game 1 in Wabamun, 4-3.