Local Sports

EDMONTON - On a hot and windy May long weekend, the Innisfail Merchants Junior AAA baseball team travelled to Castle Downs in Edmonton to participate in a non-traditional doubleheader by taking on the expansion Barrhead Orioles and host Community Par

PENHOLD – Hundreds came out to see some bronco bucking and bull riding for charity during the third annual A Night At the Ranch. The two-day fundraiser welcomed crowds and sunshine at the Daines Ranch Rodeo Grounds on May 11 and 12.

INNISFAIL – It’s the time of year for track and field meets across the region.

DIDSBURY - A Grade 11 field hockey player from Didsbury High School recently returned from France where he travelled with the Canadian National Men's U-21 Junior Development Squad.

CARSTAIRS-CREMONA-DIDSBURY - Several athletes from the region qualified for the high school provincial track and field meet at the zone championships on May 22 in Calgary.

Almost $900,000 has now been raised to cover costs for amenities at the new Rotary Athletic Park expected to be available for use by the fall of 2019. Construction of the approximately $3.6-million project is expected to get underway this summer.

May continues to be a really busy month for Olds resident and Olympic wrestler Danielle Lappage.

INNISFAIL – Sometimes in sports a team just clicks. That was the case for badminton duo Madison Towle,16, and Laura Abraham, 17, who came together earlier this spring to compete as a doubles badminton team.

INNISFAIL – A local artist is stepping up to show support for the Humboldt Broncos. Maryanne Styner has painted more than a dozen goalie sticks for Innisfail Minor Hockey Association teams over the years.

The Sundre First League has fielded four teams this season, up one from last year, said the organization’s coordinator.