Local Sports

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.

Athabasca Midget 1 Hawks took a pair of losses in home games at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex arena against the Battle River Knights and Devon Drillers Jan. 12-13. Hawks vs. Knights The Jan.

Warriors’ Nic Bourgeois looks for an open teammate to pass to during the club’s Jan. 12 5-2 home loss to the Red Deer Rustlers. The club plays in Red Deer and Bonnyville next weekend to close out the regular season.

St. Mary School’s Jenna Schwarz drives to the hoop during the Romes’ Classic Jan. 11 at the Rotary Spirit Centre. The senior girls finished second, falling 54-51 to Thorsby in the Jan. 12 final. St.

The Gryphons senior girls basketball team captured the gold medal eight-team home tournament hosted by Barrhead Composite High School Jan. 12 in dramatic fashion.

The result was never in doubt. The Barrhead Steelers scored five first period goals on way to a 10-1 shellacking of the Wetaskiwin Icemen in their first game of the new year on Jan. 11.