Local Sports

Call it foreshadowing. One of the projects the Misty Ridge Society, a not-for-profit organization that operates the ski hill in the County of Barrhead, is working on is the installation of lights for night skiing.

The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they might ever see is Heartwood's spring season opener — "The Cremation of Sam McGee." On Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

The Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill has seen more than 3,500 visitors since opening day Dec. 15 and management is hoping for at least that many more as the winter winds down.

It’s do or die time for the Westlock Warriors following a 5-2 defeat to the Morinville Kings in Game 3 of their playoff series Feb. 2 in Morinville.

Many Canadians hate winter. They hate it so much that every year, thousands of snowbirds flock to warmer the climates in Mexico, and the southern United States every winter. However, if it were up to Melissa Lotholz, winter would not end.

The Barrhead Steelers took their first step towards returning to the provincial Midget A championships on Jan. 29, easily dispatching Spruce Grove (SG880) 4-0 at home in the first round of provincial zone qualifiers.

An overtime winner off the stick of Brady Ducharme gave the Westlock Senior Warriors a 4-3 win over the Morinville Kings in Game 2 of the North Central Hockey League playoffs and knots the best-of-five first-round series at a game apiece. Game 2 Jan.

A local skier took on competitors from across the country in the Canada Cup Series moguls and dual moguls events held Jan. 19 to 20 in Val Saint-Come, Que.

Eddie Giacomin said, “Goaltending beats top-notch scoring anytime.

If someone from Barrhead ends up on any of the professional golf circuits, they could have the Barrhead Elks to thank. About three weeks ago, the service club donated $5,000 to the Paddle River Golf Course’s junior golf program.