Local Sports

CREMONA - Although registration numbers may be down in Cremona, players and coaches are enthusiastic and ready to hit the soccer pitch. Now if only the weather would warm up and the snow would melt, practices and games could begin.

The Olds Golf Club won't likely open for about a month, pro and manager Wade Bearchell says. "It looks like it's going to be about a month before we open.

The Didsbury Minor Hockey Association annual general meeting will be held on April 24 at 7 p.m. in the Didsbury Golf Club tournament room. Incorrect information appeared in last week’s Gazette. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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.