Local Sports

The AA U-15 midget Hockey Central Panthers are league champions in their inaugural season. The Central Alberta team swept the St. Albert Royals in the best-of-five championship series in Sylvan Lake on March 21.

INNISFAIL – The AA U-15 midget Hockey Central Panthers are league champions in their inaugural season. The Central Alberta team swept the St. Albert Royals in the best-of-five championship series in Sylvan Lake on March 21.

Although attendance was down slightly for the Sundre Curling Club’s annual open bonspiel, the two dozen teams that participated still represented a pretty good turnout, said the club’s president.

The Sundre peewee A Huskies played hard during the recent provincial championship but faced strong competition and were unable to claim a victory.

When she was in Grade 11, former Olds resident Danielle Lappage, an Olympic athlete and wrestler, had a career solidifying moment. Lappage, who had been wrestling since Grade 6, attended a camp for nationally ranked female wrestlers in Ontario.

PENHOLD – The town's Piranhas are ready to bite. The Penhold Minor Soccer Association is preparing to kick off the season with a new name and players eager to hit the fields. “We have just over 100 kids so far.

INNISFAIL – For close to a century they have cared for and sustained fish and wildlife and the habitat they live in.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Minor Hockey Association (DMHA) held its annual hockey awards on March 27 at the Elks Hall to honour players, coaches and referees.

CREMONA - The Cremona Junior A girls' basketball team pulled off a surprise victory over division rivals Olds Koinonia Christian School (OKCS) to capture the South Central Zone championship in Airdrie on March 3.

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Lacrosse Association (DLA) held a try-it night last week to give potential players a chance to try out the game.