Local Sports

INNISFAIL – Spring may have arrived but ball players aren’t hitting the fields just yet. With winter hanging around well past the first day of spring, ball season may see a late start this year.

Olds wrestler Danielle Lappage says the silver medal she won in the Commonwealth Games and the feeling she had participating in that event has spurred her to make a decision -- she'll try for a berth in the 2020 Olympics after all.

The Olds Mavericks lacrosse team is holding a special tribute to teammate Graysen Cameron, a member of the Humboldt Broncos who was injured April 6 when their team bus collided with a semi-trailer. The ceremony will be held at about 8:30 p.m.

Ethan Gordon, who lives east of Sundre, was enjoying an opportunity to practise some tricks at the skatepark on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 18 during spring break.

DIDSBURY - As the great philosopher Patches O'Houlihan once said, "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!" OK, that might have been a line from the Vince Vaughn classic movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, but the truth is dodgeball can

DIDSBURY - The Mountainview Colts didn't have far to go to hire a new coach -- all the way to Olds. The new Colts head coach is Rob Turville, who has been the head coach for the Olds Grizzlys midget AA team for the past three years.

INNISFAIL – It’s almost time to hit the soccer fields. The Innisfail Minor Soccer Association (IMSA) kicks off its season on May 1.

It appears the new Rotary Athletic Park of Olds, to be built in the northwest corner of town, won't be available for use until some time in 2019, director of community services Doug Wagstaff says. He notes construction on the approximately $3.

Because winter hung around so long this year, outdoor sports, like softball, minor baseball, soccer and football are going to get a late start to the season, says Town of Olds director of community services Doug Wagstaff.

DIDSBURY - At the regular council meeting on April 10, council approved the final design for the skatepark, which is part of the Didsbury Memorial Complex outlying grounds plan.