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Come try ringette

Come try ringette

There’s a first time for everything. And for girls who have never skated, or done so with a ringette stick in their hand, the chance to do that is coming up Sept. 9 at the Come Try Ringette camp.
Thunderbirds face tough pre-season test

Thunderbirds face tough pre-season test

The Westlock Thunderbirds are back on the gridiron having already playing an exhibition game against the Bellerose Composite High School Bulldogs in St. Albert Aug. 31.
RED LIONS ARE NCABL CHAMPS

RED LIONS ARE NCABL CHAMPS

It was as dramatic and suspenseful as a Hollywood movie.
Grey Lions dominate AWCBA final

Grey Lions dominate AWCBA final

For a second-straight year and the fifth time in the last six, the Westlock Grey Lions are the Alberta West Central Baseball Association (AWCBA) champions.
Fifteen years of Pro-North

Fifteen years of Pro-North

The focus is on having fun says Pro North Hockey Camp coach Steve Klein. That was the gist of the message delivered to the Barrhead Leader regarding the Pro North Hockey Camp at the Barrhead Agrena Aug. 14 to Aug.
Obstacle course racing comes to Barrhead

Obstacle course racing comes to Barrhead

Close to 1,000 athletes decended on Boneyard OCR, near Peanut Lake to compete in Wilderness, X-Warrior Challenge Aug. 26. Depending on the category athletes had to traverse a 5.75 kilometre trail run with over 20 obstacles along the way.
Bobsleder returns home

Bobsleder returns home

The temperatures for Barrhead’s Blue Heron Fair Days might have hovering around 30 degrees, but for Melissa Lotholz all she could think about was ice. Not ice to cool off, but ice from the bottom of a bobsled.
Barrhead golfer plays in Euro Junior Cup

Barrhead golfer plays in Euro Junior Cup

It pays to check your e-mail. At least it did in Ty Steinbring’s case. If he hadn’t, the 17 year-old Barrhead golfer might not have gotten the chance to represent his country as part of Team Canada in the Euro Junior Cup in St.
Grey Lions open league championship with win

Grey Lions open league championship with win

The Westlock Grey Lions are a win away from the Alberta West Central Baseball Association championship. The club’s 11-10 victory over the Spruce Grove Eagles Aug.
Red Lions will play for NCABL crown

Red Lions will play for NCABL crown

Two weeks ago, the Westlock Red Lions’ season teetered on a knife’s edge. Now, following a single-game playoff victory and back-to-back weekend wins over the Stony Plain Mets, the club will play for a North Central Alberta Baseball League title.
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