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QB situation in NFL still up in the air

Posted on April 23, 2020

By Bruce Penton The old adage of not being able to tell the players without a program might be true for National Football League quarterbacks… Read More »

Former Blue Jay speaks at Vauxhall Academy of Baseball

Posted on April 16, 2020

By Cole Parkinson Alta Newspaper Group - Vauxhall With the recent swing of warm weather, it’s beginning to look more and more like baseball season.… Read More »

Rooting for a return of live sports

Posted on April 16, 2020

When all this ends — and it will end — how grateful will a desperate sports fan be to finally have normalcy in the world… Read More »

Goofiest team names? Lakers, Jazz, Flames

Posted on April 9, 2020

Have you ever wondered why the National Basketball Association team in Los Angeles is called the Lakers? Does it make sense for a team sitting… Read More »

Ambassador for Sport issues #HealthyatHomeAB challenge

Posted on April 9, 2020

Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, and Erica Wiebe, Olympic champion and Alberta Ambassador for Sport and Active Living, urge… Read More »

Global pandemic puts end to 50-year streak for SASG

Posted on April 9, 2020

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News Raymond will have to wait until 2022 to host the Southern Alberta Summer Games. Last week, in light of… Read More »

Improved Jays eager for start to season

Posted on April 2, 2020

By Bruce Penton If or when the baseball season finally starts, what would make Blue Jays’ fans happy in 2020? A 14-win improvement to 81-81?… Read More »

Magrath pool funding received from province

Posted on April 2, 2020

The Magrath and District Recreation Committee and the Town of Magrath are excited to announce that a grant application for the replacement of the town’s… Read More »

Ryan Marsden named head coach of junior national volleyball team

Posted on March 26, 2020

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News A familiar face in Magrath has been named the head coach of Canada’s Men’s Junior National Volleyball Team. Ryan… Read More »

Zone basketball and provincial tournaments called off as Alberta deals with spread of COVID-19

Posted on March 19, 2020

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News The gyms have gone dark, and the fields may remain empty for the foreseeable future. At a time when… Read More »

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