Sports

They say all good things must come to an end. And certainly for the Williams Lake Wrestling Club, while not precisely the end, an era has finished and a figurehead will be missed.

Twenty-seven enthusiastic shotgunners pitted themselves against a challenging Sporting Clay course last week at the Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Association range.

This past Sunday’s KidSport Classic half-marathon, relay, walk and run in Williams Lake boasted a strong contingent of local youth.

The Williams Lake Blue Fins swam to multiple medals this past weekend in Kelowna at the Swim B.C. ‘AA’ Provincial Championships.

Thanks to an initiative between the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex and the Cariboo Chilcotin Aboriginal Training Employment Centre there are four more youth in the community who are now trained lifeguards.

The Williams Lake Golf and Tennis Club’s Barton Insurance Two Lady Classic went down to the wire over the weekend, with the top two teams finishing within an inch of one another.

On offer Canada Day will be more than just the Stampede and a celebration of the nation’s birthday but also a skate board competition.

The lakecity’s biggest running event of the summer, the Second Annual KidSport Classic, left participants and spectators smiling and cheering Sunday after runners and walkers crossed the finish line in Boitanio Park.

150 Mile House’s Larry Wendel plays a chip shot onto the second green during the Williams Lake Golf and Tennis Club’s Men’s Two-Man tournament on Saturday, June 11.

Madison Smith of Williams Lake looks toward the finish line as she rounds the third barrel and heads for home in the junior barrel race in the Sunday morning slack performance at the Ashcroft & District Stampede (BCRA Rodeo).