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Tri-Active program a hit with kids

Tri-Active program a hit with kids

The Community Learning Campus's Tri-Active program is underway and well-attended, selling out within a week-and-a-half, according to fitness supervisor Brittany Ehmann.
Local strength coach finishes Top 5 at team CrossFit competition

Local strength coach finishes Top 5 at team CrossFit competition

Olds College's athletics programmer, strength and conditioning coach Mark Oxer returned from a CrossFit team competition in Edmonton with his squad finishing fifth out of 28.
Slumping Grizzlys host Crusaders tonight

Slumping Grizzlys host Crusaders tonight

The Grizzlys host the Sherwood Park Crusaders tonight, hoping to snap their seven-game losing streak. Olds lost both its games this past weekend, 5-2 to the Okotoks Oilers on Friday and 6-4 against the Canmore Eagles on Saturday.
Special O swimmers achieve personal bests

Special O swimmers achieve personal bests

Members of the Special Olympics Phoenix Swim Team placed from first to sixth among more than100 swimmers during a meet in Red Deer. The event, called Special Olympics Red Deer swim meet, was held on Jan. 30.
Town sponsors midget A provincials

Town sponsors midget A provincials

On Jan. 25, council approved a $1,000 sponsorship for the Hockey Alberta Midget A Female Provincial Championships, held in Olds.
Men's volleyball team gets first win

Men's volleyball team gets first win

Those on Olds College's men's volleyball team hope they will win many more matches in the future. It sounds so obvious but those aspirations were made in earnest by a team that hasn't had many to celebrate.
Facing off with the wet yellow ball

Facing off with the wet yellow ball

It's the grand old wet game defined by its famed yellow ball. You can pass it, catch it and shoot it -- all with just one hand.
Blazers go to Bowden council for funding

Blazers go to Bowden council for funding

A request by the Bowden Grandview School Blazers football team for money from the town will be considered during budget deliberations, expected to begin in February or March, said chief administrative officer Andy Weiss.
Mental health at forefront of Broncos games

Mental health at forefront of Broncos games

Jordan Slade, a student-athlete at Olds College, knows all about the importance of mental wellness. His father is a firefighter; his mother, a nurse -- two high-stress jobs that can fray even the most impervious psyche.
Broncos basketball teams winning despite changes

Broncos basketball teams winning despite changes

A perfect start in 2016 has Olds College's women's basketball team back in a playoff spot. The Broncos have won four straight in the new year and now sit fourth in the ACAC South with a 7-6 record.
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