Local Sports

Patricia Jackson is the first to admit she was never much of a figure skater. ìThe only time I did figure skating was for a clown act that we put on for the ice show. I had never worn figure skates before,î said Jackson.

The Innisfail Eagles will have to wait until next year to achieve its Allan Cup dream. The Bentley Generals have proven too strong, too talented and too disciplined.

It was a hard-fought contest but the Brooks Bandits eventually ran away with a 6-3 victory in Game 4 of the AJHL south division semi final series, sweeping the Olds Grizzlys on March 18.

People are often nostalgic about playing sports and Adam Hogarth is no different. Hogarth, a phys-ed teacher at Olds High School, was up one night thinking about his days as a varsity athlete.

The Olds Koinonia Christian School junior A girls basketball team was able to celebrate winning the South Central 1J zone championship on their home court on the weekend of March 7 and 8.

The Innisfail Jr/Sr High School girls and boys basketball seasons have come to an end and they are champions in every sense of the word.

It was a great weekend for Olds Minor Hockey as four of the association's teams ended up winning championships or provincial tournaments.

Figure skating is 50 years old in town and the Innisfail Skating Club is preparing to celebrate with its ìBig Top of Skatingî show. The skating club will host the event March 22 at the Innisfail Arena starting at 2 p.m.

Okotoks Drillers forward Michael Kneeland is enjoying his life as an Innisfail Eagle.

Members of the Sundre Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) are reducing dynamite registration fees by more than 50 per cent, in an effort to recruit more kids to join the team in the fall.