Local Sports

DIDSBURY-CARSTAIRS - A quartet of local lacrosse players will be facing off against North America's best in Ontario in August.

Sundre Minor Ball recently wrapped up the end of another smashing season. Including the starter league for children ages 5-8, there were 13 teams fielded this year, said Michele Blackhurst, the association's secretary.

A trio from Sundre's Move Yourself Dance studio recently came out on top during the group's last big event for the summer.

The Olds and District Special Olympics team brought home more medals from the Alberta Special Olympics Summer Games than chair Karen Mengersen can recall in her time in that role.

DIDSBURY - There was a wide range of both horses and riders at the Didsbury Ag Society's 55th Annual Didsbury Light Horse Show. Riders ranged from aged two right up to in their 70s.

CARSTAIRS - The shooting coach for the NBA's Orlando Magic will be a guest coach at the upcoming Camp 3D at Hugh Sutherland School in Carstairs.

The Olds Pistols brought home gold last weekend after shutting down the Calgary West Valley Warriors with a 12-5 win in the U-14 girls provincial softball championships game.

While everyone else was celebrating 150 years last Saturday (July 1), water-skier Ryan Dodd was celebrating 77.4 metres.

Olds Minor Soccer booted up Kick Off Soccer this week, its first summer skills camp for young players. The program is for children from four years up to 12 years old, and offers a mix of soccer skills, drills and basic rules.

The opportunity to compete at the 13th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Tennessee also offered a Sundre cowgirl the chance to bond with her mother.