Local Sports

Olds Golf Course pro manager Wade Bearchell says upcoming tournaments – especially two in particular – should help spur the town's economy.

Jon Ahlgrim was this year's recipient of the Bob Hill Memorial Award recognizing volunteers and community members who contribute to the Olds Grizzlys.

Jessica Brackney (nee Hanley) rattles off names of teammates and the injuries they suffered during the inaugural rugby season in Olds High School's hi broken noses, knees and ankles.

Innisfail athlete Darius Ramrattan has been named March's Male Athlete of the Month by the Alberta Sport Development Centre -- Central.

It was the ultimate roaring game family affair at the Innisfail Curling Club. Lowell Peterman was on the ice during the evening of March 24 for the club's title games in both the mixed and men's finals.

Spring has arrived, the ice is out of the Innisfail Arena and it's time for Canada's national summer sport to get rolling.

Goal scorers Dennis Lawrence, Mitch Visser, Cole Sutherland and Ryan Klinck and goaltender Thomas Della Siega were the marquee players of the cup-winning night.

The photo cutline on page 22 of the March 22 edition of the Olds Albertan contained a spelling error. The correct spelling of the Olds High School Spartans senior girls basketball player is Anteia Organ.

Logan and Conor Bruneau know exactly what it takes to win a championship. The two brothers recently won championship belts in the absolute division in the Submission Ace (Jiu-Jitsu) Championship in Blackfalds on Feb. 27.

Olds High School competed at the ASAA Provincial Wrestling Championship in Sherwood Park from March 11-12. The Spartans boys scored 13 points to finish second out of 17 3A schools. That was the school's 11th provincial plaque.