Nathan Bennett knew that 2012 was going to be his last year as a professional volleyball player, but it didn’t turn out the way he envisioned.

Athabasca’s Bantam girls softball team got their season started with a pair of games last week.

Edwin Parr Composite’s Pacers football club is on the field for their annual spring camp.

The local badminton season wrapped up on April 30 with the senior badminton regionals, which were held at Boyle School.

The 2012 Rotary Sportsmans Dinner packed the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last Friday as close to 500 people came to enjoy the evening with a pair of Canada’s Olympic champions.

The Athabasca and District Minor Hockey Association (ADMHA) held its annual Awards Night at the Multiplex last Tuesday, with all of the 2011-12 teams present along with their friends and family.

The best young badminton players around were in action at Boyle School and the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last Thursday for the badminton regional competition.

Three of Edwin Parr Composite’s senior badminton players are heading to zones after medaling at the recent conference tournament.

Next month, Brad Aasen will compete at the Canadian Open 5-Pin Championships for the third time.

The Junior High Division Three cheerleading team from Edwin Parr Composite saved their best for last with a big win at the Aloha Spirit Championships in Hawaii earlier this month.

The Lyle brothers from Athabasca have made themselves at home on the Whitecourt Wolverines Junior B hockey club.

Athabasca’s young hockey players had lots of fun (and success) this past winter.