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The Olds Grizzlys played a pair of games versus the Brooks Bandits over the weekend and as usual, it was a spirited affair. Olds fell 12-2 in Brooks on New Year's Day. "You're at a loss for words. You don't want to get embarrassed like that.

Two local female hockey players have been chosen to play for their respective zone teams in the 2016 Alberta Winter Games, which take place Feb. 13-16 in Medicine Hat.

The Olds Grizzlys held their Cash for Christmas draw the evening of Dec. 21 at the Sportsplex. Bob Delong was the grand prize winner of $15,000. Rhonda Clarke-Tobin from Stony Plain won the second prize, $10,000. Justin Dickneother won $5,000.

The Grizzlys head into the Christmas break with a 14-19-2 record, with the team sitting sixth in the AJHL South. "At the start of the year, if you said to us, you'd be there at that time of the year, we'd probably take it.

The Innisfail female atom Flyers are hosting the 2016 Female Atom Provincial Championships next March. The news came via a live announcement in Red Deer on Dec. 15.

Innisfail Minor Hockey recently held their annual atom tournament at the twin arena. "Each team is guaranteed three games so they have a chance to play lots of hockey,î said Jaclyn Wright, co-cordinator of the tournament.

Team Chyz skip Nadine Chyz (centre) releases the rock while teammates Heather Rogers, left, and Whitney Eckstrand, right, get ready to sweep during the Southern Alberta Ladies Playdowns, held at the Olds Curling Club Dec. 18-20.

The Sundre peewee Huskies finished in the middle of the pack following an annual tournament on home ice held Dec. 11-13. "We did alright,î said coach Chris Craig. "We finished in fourth.

Olds will host the 2016 Hockey Alberta Midget A Female Provincial Championships. The tournament will take place from March 10-13. The Olds midget A female Grizzlys will automatically get berths as host team. That announcement was made last week.

Whether it's rebounding, shot-blocking, shooting or handling the rock, Baylen Unger is doing it all for the Spartans senior boy's basketball team. Unger was last year's starting power forward.