Local Sports

Innisfail Jr/Sr High School vice-principal Jeff Anderson is a leader both academically and athletically on court as coach of the Innisfail Cyclones girls senior volleyball team.

Players from the 2013-14 Olds Grizzlys team had a great deal to celebrate this past week.

Myrna Kissick is Innisfail's humble world champion and even though some may think she has more than earned the right to retire with full honours there are no notions of quitting for this queen of the courts.

Hundreds of brave souls wouldn't let a cold, snowy morning deter them from reaching the finish line in the third-annual Tri-Diva Tri triathlon in Olds on May 3.Esther Koelstra, 13, of Olds participated in the event with her mother Rika.

Although it wasn't the Kentucky Derby, Julie Brewster had the incredible opportunity to watch a horse she co-owns dominate the same track where the premier equestrian race is held.

The Olds junior B Tier III Stingers opened their season in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League with a 7-6 victory over the Lethbridge Barracudas on May 4 at the Olds Sports Complex.

Jim Boomer stood atop the hill overlooking the nearly ready Innisfail Golf Club course with his club in hand. Taking one swing, he looks back and smiles. “That feels good, a little stiff though,” said Boomer, the club's professional.

St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School Grade 7 students Tyler Watt and Janelle Agot are preparing to defend their first-place finishes in the upcoming Chinook's Edge Northern Athletic Association (CENAA) tournament in Sylvan Lake. The gymnasium at St.

"Bittersweet" was the sentiment of the evening on April 26 as the Olds Grizzlys recognized their best from the 2013-14 season and announced the team’s leaders for the season to come.

Two former Olds College athletics leaders are among 50 inaugural inductees to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Hall of Fame.