Local Sports

Olds College Broncos teams played some very, very tight games over the past few days. In women's hockey, the Broncos were edged 1-0 in the second overtime at the Sportsplex on Thursday, Jan. 25.

INNISFAIL - The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) moving to Red Deer is welcome news for local rodeo and Central Alberta businesses. On Jan.

Two-time national curling champion Heather Nedohin is coming to Olds Feb. 6 to teach École Deer Meadow School students how to curl.

INNISFAIL – An Innisfail resident and experienced hockey coach will be behind the bench of a team at the Alberta Winter Games.

Three local hockey players are finding success on the ice with the Red Deer North Star Chiefs minor midget AAA team.

It's almost time for the latest noodleball game between Olds Hospital and Care Centre long-term residents and local athletes. The next one takes place Friday, Feb.

The Al Molnar rink of Carstairs defeated the Jim Thomson rink of Olds to win the A side of the annual Olds Seniors Bonspiel, held Jan. 23-26 at the Olds Curling Club.

Olds College Broncos will help raise awareness for mental health initiatives later this week by raising a ruckus. The Make Some Noise for Mental Health campaign will hit the Olds College campus Feb. 1-3.

The Olds Grizzlys will finish off a four-game road trip this Thursday night in Calgary against the Mustangs. On Groundhog Day (Friday, Feb. 2), the Grizzlys will pop up to face the Camrose Kodiaks at home in the Sportsplex. Game time is 8 p.m.

Rural Olds resident Zachary Latimer won a bronze medal during the Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships Jan. 20 in Halifax.