Local Sports

he Penhold Amazons are looking to one-up their last season and capture gold in the Alberta Junior Female Hockey League (AJFHA) in 2014-15.

The architects of a mentorship program between the Olds peewee AA Grizzlys and their AJHL counterparts hope it's the start of a lasting new partnership. Chris Bell is the Olds Minor Hockey Association's peewee AA coach.

Innisfail's 16-year-old tennis phenom Charvher Vincent Dael is making tennis waves. Dael won the U-18 Tennis Academy Championship held in Calgary on Sept.

Close to 1,000 kids from kindergarten to Grade 9 from 42 schools in Chinook's Edge Athletic Association (CEAA) walked or ran through the Napoleon Lake Centennial Park trail system for a cross-country race on Oct. 2.

The Olds Grizzlys have signed former Calgary Hitmen and Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Kirk Johnson. The team made that announcement today (Wednesday, Oct. 1).

The Innisfail Eagles along with NHL legends Peter Maher and Rich Preston are kicking the 2014-15 season off with the first Sportsman Night to introduce the new team to the public. On Oct.

The Innisfail Horseshoe Club has had its most successful tournament in more than a decade.

Jessica Small is having one big year. It has been a prolific start to the season for the first-year striker on Olds College's women's soccer team.

The Innisfail Golf Club is entering into fall with a flurry of activity prior to its final round of the 2014 season on Oct. 13.

Increasing the enrollment at medical schools in Alberta is one recommendation some local leaders in Olds would make if they were appointed to Premier Jim Prentice's panel charged with reviewing rural health care.