Local Sports

As with most trips, the planning starts a long time beforehand. For us, when we could see the potential that Melissa might be an athlete at the 2018 Winter games, we started staying home from our typical holidays and saving for it.

It has been a great year and a fantastic ride, says Barrhead Steelers head coach Allan Measures.

The future looks bright for the Pembina Ringette Association’s U12 C division team, the Orange Crush.

Still buzzing from their provincial ‘C’ title last weekend in Drumheller, the bantam Warriors doubled down to win the 1660 Hockey League Tier 1 banner, defeating the Stony Plain Predators 2-1 in the best-of-three series.

The Midget Warriors gave fans at the packed Rotary Spirit Centre a reason to cheer last week, as they became Tier 2 1660 Hockey League champions after defeating Wetaskiwin in a tight three-game series.

It was a long day for the Barrhead Elementary School (BES) indoor track team, but it was worth the effort. That is how the coaching staff and four members of the BES indoor track team characterized their effort at the Running Room Indoor Games.

Ask and you shall receive. Before the game Barrhead Flyers head coach Darren Dancause asked his team to win their final Interlock-1660 playoff game for the consolation final.

It was the first time the swim club has hosted a mock meet in half a decade.

It has been a good year for the Steelers, says head coach Alan Measures.

The Quintilio siblings, Henrik, 14, and Antija, 12, ended their season on a high note capturing two gold medals each during the Alberta Biathlon Championships.