Local Sports

Call it an upcoming attraction. For three days starting on Aug. 23, a group of 20 prospects were put through their paces in a try-out camp for the Barrhead Bombers Western States Hockey League (WSHL) season at the Agrena.

Westlock can expect some high-level AJHL hockey Aug. 30 as the Grande Prairie Storm take on the Bonnyville Pontiacs at the Rotary Spirit Centre.

The Westlock Thunderbirds will kick off their Wheatland Football League season at home Aug. 29 against the Lloydminster Composite Barons. Kick-off is at 4:30 p.m.

Andreea Resmerita – Leader Staff The Westlock Thunderbirds are heading into their Wheatland Football League season opener at home next week with a fresh team and are hoping to be real competitors on the field.

Andreea Resmerita – Leader Staff A local Thunderbird, recognized for his attitude both on and off the field, will be heading to Calgary during the CFL Grey Cup with 69 other young Canadian athletes to get a one-of-a-kind coaching and mentoring experi

Baseball season is officially over in Westlock. The Red Lions were hungry and on the prowl after a decisive game Aug. 12, which saw the Red Lions win a do-or-die tiebreaker 9-1 on the road against the St. Albert Cardinals.

The Westlock Grey Lions — who finished the regular season at 11-3 as the second-ranked team going into the Alberta West Central Baseball Association playoffs — played their last game of the season last week as they were unceremoniously defeated by th

A young golfer from Barrhead has qualified to compete at the final tournament of the 24th McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour, an annual series of 25 tournaments that runs throughout the province each summer.

That’s one. On Aug. 13, the Barrhead Bombers announced that they had signed their first player, Ian Sotlar. “We are really excited to have Ian join our club,” said Bombers general manager and head coach Todd White.

Both the Westlock Red Lions and Grey Lions seasons came down to one game each on Aug. 12. The Red Lions pulled out a 10-0 win at Keller Field Aug. 8 against the St.