Local Sports

The sun was shining and the weather was unseasonably warm when cross-country skiers gathered for the Athabasca Loppet on Sunday. In all, 64 skiers (14 of them local) ranging in age from five to over 40 competed in races as short as 0.

Hunters from all across Alberta will convene in Westlock on Jan. 29, 2011 for the Busby & District Fish and Game Association’s third annual Antler and Horn Scoring. The event is related to the fall hunting season, said association member Brian Yagos.

Westock’s midget Sabres team got a once in a lifetime chance on Jan. 21 when they played an exhibition game against a team from Vegreville at Rexall Place in Edmonton.

These ladies have brooms, and they know how to use them. The Barrhead Curling Club hosted the Ladies Bonspiel this past weekend and it was a great success.

With only five games left in the regular season, the Barrhead Midget ‘AA’ Steelers have to face down adversity to make the playoffs. One of their last remaining hurdles pulled into town last Friday. The St.

The Athabasca Aces had a night to forget on Saturday. The team played host to the powerful Onoway Ice Dogs and ended up on the wrong side of a 9-1 beating.

The mark of a good hockey team isn't always simply wins and losses. Results may be king in major junior hockey or the professional leagues, but when it's young kids out on the ice, having fun is the first priority.

The girls and boys Senior Jaguars teams opened up their own invitational tournament with wins this past weekend, but both only managed to finish in third place.

A football team is in the making for Barrhead children between the ages of 10 and 12. Eighteen potential players have already expressed interest in the team, and another six are all that is needed to field the Barrhead peewee Raptors.

After not knowing what to expect competing against university-aged girls for the first time, Kellie Galliford did her hometown proud at the Golden Bears Invitational wrestling tournament on Jan. 8, winning a silver medal in her division.