THE TEAMS

Sports teams that achieve victory usually have ambitious goals and always demonstrate an extraordinary team cohesiveness.  It is not just their combined athletic skills that earn  championships, it is the individual commitments to the team effort that garners the respect of fellow competitors and spectators alike.

2009 Inductees
 

Wetaskiwin High School 1956 Sabres Football Team

League champions - for five years the Sabres teams were undefeated in league, play-off and exhibition games and amassed a record of 46 wins, 3 ties and 0 losses - the 1956 team was so dominant that they scored a total of 404 points and had 34 points scored against them.  Supportive fans formed a cavalcade of cars to follow the team to games outside of Wetaskiwin.  Full Story

2008 Inductees
 

Wetaskiwin Colonels Hockey Club 1973-74

Of all teams to play during that era, it was the 1973-74 Wetaskiwin Colonels Team which had the greatest success. Their few losses that year came at the beginning of the season due to injuries to key players. With the return of the injured players to the line-up, the Colonels dominated play and led in most categories. They went on to win eight titles. Full Story

2007 Inductees
 

Brightview Huskies Fastball Team

Organized in 1943 this group of young fellows from the Brightview area west of Wetaskiwin  played fastball, for the fun of it, against other country teams in the area. The team practiced and played their home games on a diamond on local farmland Willie Kaiser’s farm and eventually became the dominant men’s fastball team in Central Alberta during the late 1940’s.  The Huskies continued to win almost all the games they played.  One memorable game was played at Clover Lawn were Walter struck out 24 of the 27 batters.  The score was 27-0.  Read More

2006 Inductees
 

The Wetaskiwin Cubs were the first team from Wetaskiwin to win a District of Alberta. NWT championship. They received the large silver beer keg trophy and had their team picture placed on cigar boxes with the title "Alberta Champions". Wetaskiwin was the best in the West!
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This spirited softball team placed the community of Falun and the District of Bigstone on the sports map and their athletic achievements and enthusiasm  are still the talk among the seniors in the Falun Community.  Read More

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