Local Sports

McLure cowgirl and recent Barriere Secondary Grad, Becky Bradley, who is attending Olds College in Alberta and competing on the Olds Broncos Rodeo team won the goat tying average at her first college rodeo on Thanksgiving weekend at Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek.

It’s been awhile, but BC High School Rodeo-South finally returned to Barriere the weekend of Oct. 8-9, at the North Thompson Fall Fairgrounds with a first class event and over 70 entries.

Barriere Secondary’s Senior Girls Volleyball Team competed in a play-day at Clearwater Secondary on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Niklas Schmahl is a Work-A-Wayer from Harsefeld (near Hamburg), Germany, and is currently in the North Thompson area for another 10 days.

The Shire of Ramsgaard is located in the shining Principality of Tir Righ, found in the grand Kingdom of An Tir. It is an active Branch of The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), with it’s borders extending to Merritt, Barriere, Sorrento and Logan Lake.

WLMHA U18 Female Timberwolves take their message for calls to action to the rink

A 35-page paper suggests Hockey Canada needs to recognize junior A as a legit development path

Gravel bikes and gear ratios were key to short bike tour survival

“Good Night Sweetheart - well, it’s time to go. I hate to leave you but I really must say Good Night Sweetheart Good Night” When our kids were little we sang this song to them every night at bed time. On Tuesday night, Sept. 13, we said goodbye to our summer golfing buddies. I always feel a bit sad on the last night because I won’t see some of the ladies until next spring.

RCMP Cpl. Darin Underhill is more than happy with the great support received from surrounding communities for the return of the Barriere Emergency Services (BES) Golf Tournament (previously called the Barriere 911 Emergency Services Golf Tournament) held at Chinook Cove Golf and RV on August 20. Over the past 10 years, this tournament has provided over $42,000 in donations and bursaries to fund numerous youth groups and organizations from Clearwater south to Kamloops.