Local Sports

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.

Westlock’s Bantam 2 Warriors silenced the Slave Lake Thunder Jan. 19 posting a 3-1 victory. Taking advantage of Slave Lake’s short bench, the Warriors were all over the Thunder from start to finish.

The Westlock Senior Warriors head into the North Central Alberta Hockey League playoffs as the No. 6 seed following back-to-back losses to end the regular season. The club fell to 7-9-2 on the year after dropping a 3-0 decision Jan.

If you’re planning to attend the match between the CFCW Critters and Barrhead RCMP this Thursday, Jan.

Barrhead Composite High School (BCHS) and Neerlandia Public Christian School (NPCS) won the boys’ and girls’ sides of the Senior Jaguars Basketball tournament on Saturday.

A total of 16 teams participated in the Athabasca Curling Club’s mixed bonspiel at the Athabasca Multiplex over the Jan. 11-13 weekend.