Local Sports

INNISFAIL – The Innisfail Hurricanes' water polo season is underway. The club hosted an annual provincial 12-U tournament at the Innisfail Aquatic Centre on Oct. 20 and 21.

INNISFAIL - The Birds of Innisfail are proving to be a force to reckon with this season. The Eagles came away with three of four points this weekend after back-to-back games. They earned a 5-4 victory over Fort Saskatchewan on Friday (Oct.

CARSTAIRS-DIDSBURY - On almost any day of the week in the area you can find a group of people playing a relatively new sport called pickleball.

CARSTAIRS - Aiden Good, a Grade 11 student from Hugh Sutherland School (HSS), recently won a provincial title in cross-country. With a time of 14.

From a win/loss perspective, it's not a great year for the Olds High School Spartans football team. As of last week, their record was one win and five losses. But head coach George Grant argues that's not the only way to evaluate a team.

Three Sundre High School students recently competed in the provincial cross-country championships. Hosted by J.R. Robson at Vermilion Provincial Park on Saturday, Oct.

Local wrestler Danielle Lappage won a silver medal Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary. She was edged 6-5 by Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 65-kilogram (kg) final.

The fifth degree black belt who started the Mountainview Taekwondo Club in Sundre can barely believe 25 years have already gone by. “I can’t believe it’s been that long,” said Master Terri Miller last week.

PENHOLD – Although the Central Alberta Amazons lost back to back games last weekend the team remains optimistic for success this season.

Efforts are being made to repair an equipment problem at the Olds curling rink "similar" to the one that killed three people in Fernie, B.C. , director of operations Scott Chant says. It's hoped repairs will be completed by Nov. 19.