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The result was never in doubt. The Barrhead Bantam 1 Pirates easily defeated the Devon 7 to 1 in the first home game of the season. The Pirates dominated the early going, in both time of possession and shots on net.

The Westlock Thunderbirds racked up their first win of the season against the Olds Spartans last week, unfortunately as an exhibition game it won’t show on their season record as the Wheatland Football League heads into the playoffs.

The Westlock Warriors opened their North Central Hockey League season on the right note, blanking the Whitecourt Wild 4-0 in their Oct. 6 season opener at the Rotary Spirit Centre. “It was awesome. It was nice to get off to a good start like that.

The 2018 Heartwood Folk Club performances kicked off Oct. 5 at the Nancy Appleby Theatre with a live performance from John Wort Hannam and his band.

The R.F. Staples senior boys volleyball team came up just short of claiming the St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School Tournament title. At the Sept.

The Westlock Thunderbirds remain winless in 2018, narrowly losing their Sept. 28 Friday Night Lights game 28-26 to the Cold Lake Royals.

The Barrhead Jags boys’ volleyball team came away with silver medals from their first tournament of the year: a one-day tournament hosted on Saturday at Barrhead Composite High School.

After five games the Westlock Thunderbirds are still winless, narrowly losing their first real home game at Friday Night Lights Sept. 28 to the Cold Lake Royals 28-26 in a back-and-forth slugfest.

For the last four years, Melissa Lotholz has devoted a large part of her life to the pursuit of making a bobsleigh go faster.

The Westlock Thunderbirds aren’t letting their early season record get them down and are excited to be playing at home for Friday Night Lights Sept. 28, said head coach Jon Kramer.