Local Sports

The Atom 1 Warriors were in Beaverlodge March 15-18 to take on some of the best atom teams in the province, but came up short losing two of their three round robin games. “It was a tough go for us this weekend,” said coach Dave Wilejto.

The Atom 2 Warriors travelled north to Spirit River March 15-18 in their quest to become provincial champions, but came up just short, losing in the semifinals to Drumheller. The Warriors opened March 16 against their rivals from New Sarepta.

It has been a long season for Westlock’s minor hockey teams, but four of them will continue to play this month as they defeated all comers in zone playdowns and punched their tickets to their respective provincial championship tournaments.

St. Mary School hosted the Alberta School Athletic Association North Central Zone 1A Finals March 9-10 at the Rotary Spirit Centre, with the boys sinking their teeth in bronze and the girls netting fifth.

Barrhead Figure Skating Club (BFSC) coach Misty Blake made her comments to the Barrhead Leader in an emailed statement and says all 12 of the STAR skaters participating in the program this season have done a terrific job.

It was a good start to the playoff series. The Barrhead Midget 2 Renegades faced off against the Camrose Nordics Mar. 8 in the first round of league playoffs, winning 11-3 and head coach Dave Bondarchuk said he thought the team played well.

Ordinarily when one hears about a bunch of teenagers throwing rocks it isn’t a good thing. However, if you happen to be part of one of Barrhead Composite High School’s (BCHS) curling teams it is something that is encouraged. On the weekend of Feb.

The Quintillio siblings, Henrik and Antija are not necessarily big fans of jewelry, but that doesn’t stop them from collecting their fair share of necklaces — most notably medals for their prowess at biathlon.

Mack Hay is among the top junior varsity high school volleyball players in the province, as evidenced by his silver-medal victory at the 2018 Alberta Winter Games held in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Feb. 16-19.

The Midget Warriors came out on top in their first best-of-three series of the Tier 2 1660 Hockey League playoffs with a couple hard-fought victories over Wetaskiwin, the first place team in the tier.