Local Sports

The peewee Olds Stingers came oh so close to winning gold. They settled for silver after being edged 5-4 by the Edmonton Wizards in the final of the Tradition Lives lacrosse tournament, held May 18-20 in Red Deer.

Local throwing athlete Haylin Eling and her coach Rachel Andres managed to do well during the Chinook Throws Gala in Lethbridge despite some pretty awful weather. The event was held May 17-19.

It was a strong performance for Olds track athletes during the Senior High Zones, held in Calgary on May 22. Grade 10 thrower Haylin Eling advanced to Provincials in shotput with a second-place throw of 11.

INNISFAIL - The Birds of Innisfail are vowing to play on despite the sudden shocking folding of the Allan Cup champion Lacombe Generals. "We are perfectly fine. We never paid our players," said Ryan Dodd , the general manager of the Innisfail Eagles.

Former École Olds High School student and track athlete Andreas Trosche is now ranked second in the country and has qualified to go to the U-23 North American Caribbean Athletics Conference Championships in Mexico in July as a member of the Canadian

INNISFAIL – Soccer is one of several spring sports kids can't help being overjoyed to play. The Innisfail Minor Soccer Association began its season in early May and will continue until the end of June.

INNISFAIL – Two Innisfail High School badminton players finished the season on a golden note.

DIDSBURY -- Registration is complete for Didsbury baseball and girls' softball, and numbers have been increasing, say organizers.

CARSTAIRS - Hugh Sutherland School track athletes did very well recently in both junior and senior high competition.

DIDSBURY -- A group of young basketball players are working on their skills, practising and playing with the Didsbury FunTeam Basketball league. The league, which is in its fourth year, meets once a week at Westglen School in Didsbury.