Local Sports

Barrhead Steelers' Jona Cisse, pictured here with Ty Steinbring in the background, had three assists during a game against the Fort McMurray Junior Oil Barons Oct. 27.

On your marks, get ready, swim. After taking an almost three-year hiatus, due to the closure of the old pool, the Barrhead Swim Club is back in full stroke and getting ready for a swim meet in Edson in mid-November.

Local athlete Glenda Gray rubbed shoulders and raced through fields of mud alongside 4,000 athletes from around the world during the Obstacle Course Racing World Championships (OCRWC) in The Blue Mountains, Ont. Oct. 13-15.

From the blue and white shirt reading simply “Boyle ” to the modern red and black top with a B on fire, 40 years of Boyle hockey jerseys now adorn the walls of the village arena.

Allan Measures says coaching kids is different than coaching adults.

Baseball season is long over but that doesn’t mean the Barrhead Midget Orioles don’t have work to do.

Despite posting personal bests, six Westlock runners failed to medal at the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association Provincial Cross Country Championships in Edmonton Oct. 21. Marking St.

It was not the opening weekend the Westlock Warriors were looking for. Back-to-back losses — an 8-3 away loss to the Morinville Kings Oct. 21 and a 9-1 home-opening defeat to the Bonnyville Pontiacs Oct.

It was a battle of Alberta at the Rotary Spirit Centre Oct. 14 as two National Ringette League teams, Edmonton’s Black Gold Rush and the Calgary RATH, duked it out.

A trio of St. Mary School students claimed hardware at the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association’s junior and senior high zone meets in Edson Oct. 11.