Local Sports

Gordon Erickson of Sundre competes in the boys' steer riding event on July 17 during the 114th annual Dogpound Rodeo at the Dogpound Rodeo grounds.

Local throwing athlete Haylin Eling is pretty happy with her performance during the Tri Province Championships. Eling won a gold medal in the hammer throw after tossing a personal best (PB) of 45.

The Olds Bantam Stingers lost all four games they played during Provincials in Calgary July 10-14.

A Bowden bareback rider was nudged out of competing for the big bucks at this year’s Calgary Stampede. During the Wild Card Saturday Qualification on July 13, Ky Marshall earned 87 points, as did fellow competitors Colin Adams and Mason Clement.

Olds resident Graysen Cameron is confident he has a good shot at making his old junior hockey team, the Humboldt Broncos, this year.

Former Olds resident Danielle Lappage has some huge wrestling tournaments coming up. On Aug. 3, she competes in an international tournament in Poland. After that, she heads to Kazakhstan for the World Championships, where she'll be competing on Sept.

The Sundre Stealers U-14 girls’ squad's silver medal finish at the Softball Alberta Provincial Tournament hosted in Medicine Hat was well deserved, said a coach. “These girls never quit,” said Cody Jackson during a phone interview.

INNISFAIL – The Innisfail Hawks have wrapped up regular season play. The 18U AA midget team finished the season at home on Sunday, July 21 against the Leduc Giants. The team came out on the losing end of a 10-7 decision in extra innings.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury U-14 girls' softball team recently competed at the U-14D provincial championships in Medicine Hat and came away with fourth place.