Sports

The Ponoka girl’s peewee teams hosted an invitational softball tournament on June 14. Above a player from Ponoka 2 team took a swing and a foul ball while facing Sylvan Lake and losing a close battle. The Ponoka 2 team lost in the finals to the Ponoka 1 team.

The Ponoka Ladies Open was held on June 7 at the Ponoka Community Golf Course with just under 100 ladies hitting the tees for 18 holes of golf. Ladies from Edmonton to Lacombe and further came to brave the weather and the course for a fun day on the links.

The future stars of rodeo were on display during the Alberta High School rodeo finals on June 13 to 15 at the Ponoka Stampede Grounds. There were 166 cowboys and cowgirls from all over Alberta competing to be crowned the best in the province and a chance at the National Finals.

he Wolf Creek Junior High School championship was held at Ponoka Composite High School on June 5 and some local schools did very well. Diamond Willow Middle School and PCHS combined for the ‘3J’ category and competed against Lacombe Junior High school and placed second.

Ponoka and area will be represented by 10 cowboys and cowgirls at the Alberta High School Rodeo finals on June 13, 14 and 15 at the Ponoka Stampede Grounds. The top five competitors at the finals will head to the National High School Rodeo Finals in Farmington, New Mexico on July 20 to 26. If they finish fifth to tenth they qualify for the Silver State Finals in Fallon, Nevada on June 30 to July 5.

Taking a year off to golf and tour North America for some may be considered a vacation for most people. However, that is not the case for Jonathan and Cathie Weaver who are trying to break a world record for playing the most golf courses in one year. The current record is 383 courses. On the Putting Kids First Tour their goal is to play 420 and they are on pace to play 460. Jonathan asked “Doesn’t everyone want to take a year off and play golf.

The Ponoka House league soccer season is well under way. Pictured above is the oldest girls team having some fun in the sun.

The Lacoka Locos peewee Vold, Jones and Jones Auction team are on a four game winning streak in league action with a record of nine wins and two losses. The team is looking for their fifth straight win as they finish the season in Lacombe on June 14 at 12 p.m. against Drumheller.

One man can make a difference. Clay Bruno of Hobbema is shaking up a complacent lifestyle with his First Nations Get Fit Challenge to transform the bodies and minds of Aboriginal individuals who want to be healthier.

The Mecca Glen U6 Timbits Soccer team competed in the Timbits Tournament in Beaumont on June 7, above the Timbits have some fun out on the field.