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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.

The Barrhead Jaguars traded inflatable basketballs for harder and smaller bowling balls. On March 21, both the boys and girls teams teamed up for a fun filled, end-of-year event at Blue Heron Bowl. “It was a very rewarding year.

Amy Kobzey’s skills on the basketball court have not gone unnoticed.

The Muskeg Creek Trail went to the dogs on Saturday. The Northern Alberta Mushers Association (NAMA) put on Athabasca’s first Fun Day Dog Sled Race on the weekend. Though called a race, the event wasn’t particularly competitive.

Westlock Pee Wee Ice captains Nick Schwarz, Cole Medcke and Ryan Hoogewoonink receive the 1660 Pee Wee Hockey League Tier 5 banner following their 6-4 win over Vegreville Monday night in Westlock. The Ice took the two-game total-goals series 11-8.

Andria Carlyon has added yet another accolade to her resume.

Despite failing to qualify for the semi-final round of the 2011 Atom ‘B’ Provincial Championships, the Westlock Atom Selects had a successful season. Coach Rick Dutchak said the boys really came together as a team as the year wore on.

The hockey season is all but over for the midget Boyle Blazers.

The Athabasca Hawks and the Boyle Blazers fell short of provincial glory in Coronation last weekend. Both of the bantam teams took part in the event, and even opened up the tournament by facing each other on Friday.

They set out at the start of the season with clear goals in mind. On March 19, the Barrhead pee wee Flyers visited the Whitecourt Brutes for Game 2 of the league championship final.