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INNISFAIL – The Birds of Innisfail are back on ice for their 70th anniversary season. And while the team's long-time nemesis Lacombe Generals may have spoiled the party at the home opener on Oct.

The Olds Grizzlys have traded second-year forward Brad Girard to the SJHL's Yorkton Terriers for 17-year-old forward Dalton Ossman, according to a press release last Tuesday, Oct. 3.

INNISFAIL - Students from Bowden, Spruce View and Poplar Ridge recently took wing for a chance to try the sport of aviation over Central Alberta. The Grade 6 students from local schools got the chance on Sept.

INNISFAIL – The newly renovated Innisfail Bowling Lanes opened for the first time under its new management just a couple of weeks ago. “We were open this weekend for the first time,” said manager Holly Harris in an interview on Oct. 2.

BRONCOS VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW Both of the Olds College volleyball teams are fielding young crews this year and are building programs with an eye on the future.

Two sisters who run an equestrian vaulting (gymnastics on horseback) club near Olds have been nominated for an FEI international award. It will be presented Nov. 21 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

INNISFAIL – The Innisfail Eagles are getting ready to soar into their upcoming 70th anniversary season. Practice started at the beginning of September, and the team was set to stretch their legs in a pre-season game this past weekend in Lacombe.

As they prepare to take on the Camrose Kodiaks tonight in Camrose, the Olds Grizzlys are just a game below .500, according to statistics released by the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).

Both the men's and women's Olds College Broncos soccer teams turned out strong performances winning both their matches this past weekend. On home turf, the women dominated Lakeland College 5-1 on Saturday, Sept.

While the focus is normally on the students, Olds High School's athletic director has brought home her own accolades.