Local Sports

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.

INNISFAIL – Several Innisfail minor hockey teams earned their way to the provincial championships this season. And two of them, the Atom A DQ Flyers and the Bantam A Fourlane Flyers, brought home silver medals.

INNISFAIL – For 54 years the Innisfail Skating Club has been wowing crowds with its year-end showcase. This year’s annual event Shining Stars included close to 60 local skaters of all ages and levels.

CARSTAIRS - They may be the best hockey playing sisters in the area, Pound for Pound.

CARSTAIRS - The Carstairs Community Curling Club hosted the junior curling bonspiel this past weekend.

The Olds Grizzlys peewee female hockey team are provincial champions. They defeated the host Medicine Hat Wildcats 2-1 in the gold medal final. The Grizzlys outshot the Wildcats 40-18.

The Olds Koinonia Christian School senior boys' basketball team has just finished an incredible 2017-18 season. They won their second senior boys' provincial title and the first one in 22 years (OKCS also won it back in 1996).

DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Atom A Ramblers returned from the recent Atom B provincial championships in Beaverlodge as provincial champions. The Ramblers, who went a perfect 5-0 in the tournament, were led by 20 goals from top scorer Sawyer Campbell.