Local Sports

Olds College rodeo team head coach Guy Kelley is looking forward to "a full house" when the college holds an alumni rodeo March 24. It's a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the rodeo team.

INNISFAIL – Third time’s a charm for local archer Blake Anderson. The 16-year-old recently returned from his third appearance at the Alberta Winter Games with his first gold medal.

INNISFAIL – Their final beautiful game victory concluded a successful season for the Innisfail Titans. The local indoor soccer squad won their last game of the season 8 to 5 against the Camrose-2 team in Red Deer at the Collicutt Centre on March 10.

Two players have signed letters of intent with the Olds Grizzlys. They are defencemen Tanner Scott of Red Deer and Joel Shoemaker of Crossfield, both of whom were born in 2000.

CARSTAIRS - The Carstairs Skating Club held its annual winter skating carnival on Sunday at the memorial arena.

CARSTAIRS - Minor hockey wrapped up in town on the weekend with all three Carstairs Atom teams winning their respective CAHL (Central Alberta Hockey League) championship finals.

Former Olds resident Andreas Troschke is setting his sights on qualifying for the world junior championships in hammer throw this spring. Troschke finished the indoor season earlier this month by throwing a personal best of 17.

The Olds High School JV boys' basketball team will look a lot different when next season rolls around this fall. “We’ll lose some of our stronger JV players.

Thirty boys and girls from Olds, Carstairs, Didsbury, Sundre and Red Deer, ages 9 to 14, were named regional champions of the 2018 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship after having placed in the Council and District Championships, held in Olds

DIDSBURY – The Didsbury 5-0 Floor Curling Club played host to the Big Country Zone 2 floor curling qualifying bonspiel for the Alberta 55 plus games.