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The Boyle senior Huskies’ amazing run to the final of the 1A senior volleyball provincials, Nov. 26-27, wasn’t just an impressive story on its own.

It was one heck of a run for the Boyle Husky senior girls volleyball team this past weekend at 1A provincials in Bassano. The Huskies were less than five points from achieving the title of 1A provincial champions after falling to the St.

The Edwin Parr Composite (EPC) senior girls volleyball team’s goal heading into the 3A zones Nov. 19-20 may have been to crack the top four, but despite coming up just short of their goal, the girls’ performance was still nothing less than memorable.

The atmosphere inside the Athabasca Regional Multiplex Saturday night was as gloomy as it was outside, during the Athabasca Aces’ disappointing 8-3 loss at the hands of the Edson Ice.

The senior Boyle Husky girls’ volleyball team is heading back to provincials for the second year in a row after winning zones at home this past Saturday. The Huskies ended up going undefeated as the hosts, finishing with a 5-0 record overall.

The Athabasca Aces probably wish they wouldn’t have to see the Onoway Ice Dogs again this season, after their third loss against the first-place and undefeated Ice Dogs of the North Central Hockey League (NCHL).

After two-and-a-half months of preparation, the Edwin Parr Composite (EPC) senior volleyball Angels will put everything on the table at 3A senior volleyball zones this weekend in Barrhead.

Maybe the third time is the charm for mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Tim Hague. On Nov. 1, “The Thrashing Machine” made it official that he will return for his third stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

The number nine was both the enemy and the friend of the Athabasca Aces over their two-game weekend road trip.

A group of Barrhead students heard loud and clear that when you're playing with high-powered, fast and potentially dangerous machinery like a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, making smart decisions and acting responsibly is the difference between h