Barrhead’s track and field athletes are gearing up for a jam-packed next few weeks, with no fewer than six meets on tap for elementary, junior high and high school athletes wanting to show their stuff.

So you think you can play volleyball, Barrhead?

After nearly 35 years of running, Ralph Pontier has achieved a significant milestone — running the distance of the circumference of the Earth around the equator.

It was a great day for heels on wheels for meals.

Five Barrhead badminton players will be heading off to Grimshaw May 4-5 after qualifying for the provincial tournament at the Zone meet April 24 at Barrhead Composite High School.

A festive atmosphere was in the air at the Barrhead Legion on April 27 when Special Olympics officials came to town for a fundraising spaghetti lunch.

They competed fiercely. And just as importantly they displayed class and pride.

Players in the Club 55 Plus Bowling League marked the end of their season with the awarding of plaques and trophies last Friday at Barrhead’s Blue Heron Bowl.

More than 100 hockey players descended on Barrhead over the weekend to take part in the final hockey tournament of the year at the Agrena.

A scruffy English fellow in jeans and plaid shirt shuffled up to Bethel Pentecostal Church on Easter Sunday. Even though it was sunny, he wore a toque, winter boots suitable for a building site and an autumn coat.

Another successful season is in the books for Barrhead’s figure skaters.

Although their season may have ended in early March, three members of the BCHS senior boys basketball team were still on the court March 31 at an all-star event in Camrose.