Local Sports

With the Innisfail Cyclones taking the Mountain View 9 Man Football League championship, Hailey Essex joins an elite group. For the Innisfail High School Grade 11 student, her first year of football is now a winning one.

The Olds High School senior girls volleyball team finished fourth in its division, missing the playoffs during the Spartan Smash tournament from Oct. 24 to 25. During round-robin play, the team won two matches and lost three.

The Olds Grizzlys' newest addition is hoping to light the lamp frequently with his new team. “I play with a lot of fire, a lot of offensive flair. I like to play physical.

The Olds Grizzlys have acquired 20-year-old forward Colton Sheen from the Calgary Canucks in exchange for defenceman Chaydan Lauber.

Everybody in the Ralph Klein Centre gym knew it would come down to the final shot in Olds College's men's basketball game against the Briercrest College Clippers on Oct. 18.

Canmore Eagles defenceman Nikolas Kosman's backhand shot found the net during three-on-three action to give his team a 3-2 overtime win against the Olds Grizzlys on Oct. 18 at the Sportsplex.

Olds College's women's basketball team led from the opening tipoff to the final buzzer en route to a 91-48 victory over the Briercrest College Clippers on Oct. 18 at the Ralph Klein Centre gym.

The Innisfail Eagles claimed their home and season opening game in a convincing manner on Oct. 17 with a 7 – 2 victory over the Stony Plain Eagles.

The Innisfail Cyclones are one step closer to the Mountain View 9 Man Football League championship after their 52-8 trouncing over the Carstairs/Crossfield Tigers on Oct. 18.

The Innisfail Eagles' second Sportsman Night of 2014 was an unqualified success drawing more than 200 fans, supporters and sponsors.