Local Sports

The Westlock Midget Rock didn’t skip a beat after getting a very short break at the start of the Greater Edmonton Lacrosse Council playoffs, burying the Edmonton Wizards 13-3 in Edmonton June 22 before taking down the Sherwood Park Titans 13-5 June 2

A local athlete who had travelled to the United States to play basketball is back home and will finish his degree at MacEwan University. Sunniebend’s Dustin Gatzki, 21, is the latest addition to the Griffins men’s basketball team.

Boyle native and mixed martial artist Tim Hague died June 18 after he was knocked out during a boxing match in Edmonton two days prior. The 34-year-old fighter was knocked out by Adam Braidwood at the Shaw Conference Centre and hospitalized.

The Westlock Midget Rock have made history and completed a perfect regular season.

Keeley Miller and her horse Roman are in Lebanon, Tennessee this week for the National Junior High Finals Rodeo World Championship June 18-24, where the 12 year old is vying for a spot as world champion.

It is in their blood. That is how both Chris Rogers and Colleen Branden characterized why they are competing on the Canadian Senior Professional Rodeo Association (CSPRA) tour at a time of their lives that many people don’t associate with rodeo.

Danielle Philibert has come a long ways from wrestling steers on her Highridge family farm.

A century of walking didn’t stop seniors from enjoying Athabasca’s trails June 17. Nearly 200 people – including a 101-year-old – came out for a walk, a run or a stroll during the 2017 Muskeg Creek Trail Run.

This year, the North Central Alberta Baseball League is celebrating 50 years in the province. From a tailgate party in St.

The Barrhead Leopards lost a squeaker 12-11 to Athabasca in girls U10 Mites softball action June 8 in three innings of exhibition action at the Barrhead Composite High School's ball diamond. Pictured: Danika Ochremchuk waits with excitement for her first pitch.