Local Sports

This coming weekend will be one the Atom Selects remember for the rest of their lives.

On March 12, Barrhead Composite High School hosted the basketball zone championships, as both male and female teams competed for top spot in the zone. “It was a good, competitive tournament.

With their season in the balance, the Barrhead Renegades squared off against the Edson Sabres in a lively tilt, which could have been mistaken for a mixed martial arts event between a heavyweight and a lightweight.

The Boyle Blazers bantam hockey team is ready for a challenge. Which is good, considering where they’re headed. The bantam boys are on their way to Coronation this weekend for the provincial championships.

The atmosphere was electric at the Alberta Cheerleading Association’s annual Total Spirit Championships on the weekend. Four local cheer squads were in the city to take part in the event, which was held at the West Edmonton Mall.

It’s when championships are on the line that the great teams separate themselves from the good teams.

It was a fantastic weekend for the two R.F. Staples junior high basketball teams at their divisional tournament in Barrhead March 4-5.

Some players who get their start in high school sports go on to bigger and better things, and one Westlock athlete has truly shined.

The Edwin Parr Composite senior high cheerleaders were on top of their game at the provincial championships last weekend. Their reward was a third-place finish and bronze medals for everyone.

Local basketball courts were busy last week as schools in Athabasca and Boyle hosted regional competitions. Last Thursday, Edwin Parr Composite hosted the boys ‘A’ event while Landing Trail Intermediate School was the site of the boys ‘B’ event.