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If you aren't sure which USports women's hockey you should be rooting for, consider the University of New Brunswick. When the program boots up for the 2018 season, it's going to have some Olds power, both on the ice and behind the bench.

A young Sundre ball player recently competed on the national stage at the 2017 U-16 Girls Canadian Fastpitch Championships. Rachael Weiss, who will soon be starting Grade 11 at Sundre High School, went to Delta, B.C.

If you aren't sure you're up for whatever challenge you might currently be faced with, you don't have to look farther than the roads of Olds to find some inspiration.

A new head coach has been hired to take over the women's fledgling hockey program at Olds College, according to a media release issued last Wednesday, Aug. 16.

When the first junior version of the Calgary Roughnecks face off against clubs from across the continent in a national tournament next week, Central Alberta will be represented by an Olds High School student.

In the wake of a shakeup in the Grizzlys' den this summer, there was concern over an exodus of players, but the incoming head coach has confirmed that most of last year's roster would remain.

Olds Minor Football is facing a number crunch for the second year in a row that could lead to ending the Bantam Bulldogs' season before they even hit the field.

If you occasionally get your oil changed or your tires rotated at Mountain View Dodge, it turns out you might be getting a tune-up from a national team athlete.

Local hammer thrower Andreas Troschke nabbed himself a bronze medal at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg yesterday. "I'm happy with a medal," said Troschke. "I'd be really bummed out if I didn't win a medal. So bronze is all right.

The Grizzlys will have another helping hand in the den, after naming a new assistant coach for the upcoming season.