Local Sports

The Olds Spitfires bantam baseball team finished in third place at the Western Double A Bantam Championship held in Swift Current, Sask., from August 16 to 18. After winning the first game of the tournament 9-4 against Victoria, B.C.

Olds' Ryan Dodd captured a gold medal in the jump division at the Canadian Water Ski Championship with a score of 63.9 metres. The championship was held at Calgary's Predator Bay Water Ski Club from August 10 to 14.

At the end of the first two days of the Olds Grizzlys main camp, the number of players vying for a spot on the team was cut in half.

Four members of the Olds Barbell Club came home from the Canadian Powerlifting Union's Big Rock Open held in Calgary on Aug. 10 with four gold medals. And two club competitors each set new provincial records.

Myrna Kissick has been to the World Horseshoe Pitching Championships a dozen times and has always been a top 10 pitcher. And the 76-year-old horseshoe legend clearly thought this year's tournament in St. George, Utah from July 22 to Aug.

It was a simple case of being on the wrong side of math. While the Innisfail Merchants Jr.

The Innisfail Indians were in Eckville last weekend for the Parkland Baseball League finals and their season came to a quick end. On Friday they lost to the Acme Pirates 12-8, and then on Saturday the local squad fell 13-9 to the Red Deer Razorbacks.

While Innisfail's senior baseball Indians faced trials for their championship, and the juniors loaded up their squad for the western finals, the local peewee team has already brought a title back home.

The third annual Sun Creek Classic golf tournament hosted by Sundre Golf Club and Coyote Creek Golf Club over the weekend had a good turnout, with roughly 130 golfers registered.

A member of the Olds Golf Club Association came out on top at the Alberta Golf Men's Mid Handicap Championship held in Drumheller on August 7 and 8. And the win for Scott Ouellette, 34, was extra special for two reasons.