Sports

Barriere resident Cora MacLaren has accomplished the first hurdle in achieving her dream of one day playing at the women’s national level for Team Canada.

Construction sites are often targeted by thieves because of the increased chance of finding valuable tools and building materials. Often, there is inadequate security on these sites which is why they are appealing.

A total of 18 teams took part in this year’s Interior Savings/M&M Meat Shops Ladies Invitational Curling Bonspiel the weekend before last at the Merritt Curling Club. Two of five teams from out of town went away winners.

The Williams Lake Red Demons fought off a two-goal deficit for a come-from-behind overtime win over Clearwater to take first place Jan. 16 at the Williams Lake Bantam House Tournament.

The Jan. 15/16 weekend saw five Novice teams from Clearwater, 100 Mile House and Kamloops come together to play four games each at the Sportsplex. The Clearwater teams didn’t make it easy for the two Kamloops teams, which in the end took first and second place. The games were close, with lots of end-to-end hockey.

At Barriere Elementary School recently, Mrs Jennifer Kerslake’s, student teacher Miss Dana Rorison, and Mrs. Lynne McGravey’s Grade 3 classes strapped on their skis and enjoyed the new layer of snow that blanketed the North Thompson.