Local Sports

Sixteen-year-old Haylin Eling placed second in both shotput and hammer throw during the Foote Open Field Provincials, held June 28-30 in Edmonton.

It's not all that long now until the Olds Grizzlys open camp for the 2019-20 Alberta Junior A hockey league season. Camp runs Aug. 23-25.

Earlier this spring, the Olds Canadian Tire store held its annual hanging basket sale during which it raises money for the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program, a charity that helps fund recreation activities for children who otherwise wouldn’t be able to

Olds College roughstock coach Tanner Gerlitz has been named the first-ever assistant coach of Team Canada for the Professional Bull Rider (PBR) Global Cup. That five-nation competition will be held in Arlington, Texas, Feb. 15-16, 2020.

The Olds Rapids Swim Club has given out awards to members who finished their long course season. “The 2018-2019 year has been amazing.

CARSTAIRS-DIDSBURY - The extra wet weather in June has not been a boon for the local golf industry. Despite the wet conditions, enthusiasm hasn't waned among younger golfers. The junior golf program in Didsbury already has over 100 members signed up.

Justin Butt won the Hildebrand Motors Men's Open Championship, held July 6 and 7 at the Olds Golf Club, carding 71 and 71 (three under par). Butt, a member of the club, has won the event the past two years.

A program to pair people on the autism spectrum with members of the Olds Junior B Stingers lacrosse team is forging a stronger sense of community and purpose for all, coaches and players say.