Local Sports

Garin Butler plays hockey 365 days a year. When the 18-year-old Westlock native isn’t playing defence for the Junior ‘A’ Bonnyville Pontiacs, he’s on the hard court, stickhandling his way through the upper echelons of international youth ball hockey.

Paul Riopel, the longtime commissioner of North Central Alberta Baseball League (NCABL) believes it is only a matter of time before Barrhead fields a team.

The third time’s the charm. At least it is for County of Barrhead teen and Barrhead Composite High School Grade 8 student Levi Schmidt.

The Grey Lions knocked another one out of the park July 5, defeating the Spruce Grove Eagles 14-1 at Keller Field. The club is now 7-1 in the Alberta West Central Baseball Association, with seven games left in the regular season.

The Westlock Red Lions lost out in a defensive tilt on the road last week, dropping a 2-1 heartbreaker to the Stony Plain Mets.

The Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement's (BLMS) recreational committee is holding their open rodeo Aug. 25-26 at their recreational grounds.

Emotions were high for the Westlock U-16 Wild Bantam ‘A’ club as they claimed gold at the Pembina/Sturgeon Baseball/Softball League year-end tournament in Thorsby June 22-24 for their fellow teammate Blain Rinas, who missed most of the season after b

Westlock U-18 Wild girls are holding their heads high after finishing their season in the semifinals of Pembina/Sturgeon Baseball/Softball League year-end tournament June 22-24 in Edmonton.

Yee-haw, it’s rodeo time once again in Highridge. The Highridge Agriculture Society will be hosting its 17th annual Highridge rodeo July 14. Admission is $5, children six and under are free.

It took a while until Bill Henke found his niche, but after he did, his life really started to speed up figuratively and literally.