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A trio of golfers from Innisfail High School has brought home bronze from the provincial golf tournament for the first time ever. Held in Bragg Creek on September 29 and 30, golfers from across Alberta hit the greens to battle for provincial honours.

Innisfail High School athletes have set the bar high for the rest of the 2014-15 school year.

Olds High School's senior girls volleyball team beat the Sundre High School Scorpions on Oct. 8, three sets to one. Head coach Wanda Vandervelden said she hoped her players would adopt a team-first mentality. So far, they've fit the bill.

The Black and Gold deserved better, according to Grizzlys head coach Brett Hopfe following a 4-0 loss at home to the Spruce Grove Saints on Oct. 4, a game that was far closer than the score would indicate.

Olds College's two soccer teams are still searching for their first wins of the season, with only a pair of games remaining for each in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (ACAC) schedule.

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).