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The Westlock Red Lions will be making an appearance at the North Central Alberta Baseball League’s 50th anniversary celebrations at this year’s Westlock and District Agricultural Fair Aug. 19 and 20.

Westlock’s Grey Lions are going right to the last pitch after losing Game 2 of their best-of-three series against the Edmonton Heat. The squad lost 4-3 in the Alberta West Central Baseball Association (AWCBA) semi-final round Aug. 8 in Edmonton.

Marlo Mast was one of 16 competitors in the truck portion of the Demolition Derby on Friday, Aug. 11. Mast came first in the fourth heat and earned himself a trophy.

It didn’t go quite as Murray Tuininga had hoped. On Saturday, Aug. 5, after successfully completing three stages of the Canadian Death Race in Grande Cache, he decided to pull out of the race for safety reasons.

One local golfer is part of Team Canada.

Blue Heron Fair Days has something for everyone, but Barrhead and District Agriculture president Randy Schmidt wants to make sure fairgoers don’t forget about the rodeo.

Having finished first overall in the Alberta West Central Baseball Association regular season with a 13-2 record, the Westlock Grey Lions are already one win into the playoffs. The Lions doused the Edmonton Heat 8-0 Aug.

Ending their North Central Alberta Baseball League season on a high note, the Red Lions edged the Sturgeon Paladins 4-3 in an Aug. 3 match up at Keller Field, keeping their playoff hopes alive for now. With the Stony Plain Mets defeating the St.

Two 34-year-old Athabascans put up their dukes for their very first boxing matches in Taber on July 15. The two newbies, Geoff Loken and Kolt Nahirney, both lost their matches.

The North Central Alberta Baseball League is counting down the weeks to its 50th anniversary celebrations.