Local Sports

For the first time, the Thunderbirds football team will host a registration night in Barrhead for their upcoming spring football camp.

A member of the Barrhead Skating Club, Faith Frigon, recently won a gold medal at the Skate Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut STARSkate Championships at Airdrie on March 24.

The Heartwood Folk Club opened the stage to a four-person act April 4, bringing Canadian folk singer-songwriter Connie Kaldor and her family for the final instalment of the club's spring season.

The Westlock Pee wee 1 Warriors took to the ice to fight for a provincial title at the Hockey Alberta Tier 2 Pee Wee Provincial Championships in Edmonton last weekend, but came up just short, dropping the gold medal game to Medicine Hat 3-2.

Haley Heffel’s hard work on the mat continues to pay off. The Westlock wrestling product won a gold medal at the Senior Canadian Wrestling Nationals, held March 22-24 in Saskatoon, Sask.

The Barrhead Midget Steelers were less than one minute from possibly claiming the provincial title or at the very least going into overtime.

The Westlock Midget Warriors went undefeated in their round robin pool play at Hockey Alberta’s Midget ‘C’ Provincial Championship in Whitecourt last weekend, but it wasn’t enough to bring home a banner.

Skater Emma Vicente performs as the Westlock Figure Skating Club wrapped its season March 18 with the show “Night at the Movies.

Barrhead’s Bantam 2 team came out on top in the battle of Wolverines to take the 1660 League Tier 5 championship. Barrhead defeated Whitecourt in two games of a best of three series.

If you are into gold, silver, or bronze, a person might do well if they were to cozy up to someone who attended the recent Alberta 55-Plus Winter Games in Cold Lake earlier this month as part of Zone 5 Black Gold/Yellowhead contingent.