Local Sports

The Olds College Broncos are gearing up for another Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference basketball season beginning on Oct. 18.

There were 28 students in grades 7 and 8 from River Valley School who participated in the cross-country zones, in Canmore on Oct. 9.

The Olds High School Spartans football team earned two more victories last week over the Chestermere High School Cowboys and the Brooks Composite High School Buffaloes. The Spartans beat the Cowboys 27-0 on Oct.

The Olds Grizzlys split a pair of games last week, winning 2-1 in one game and losing 2-1 in another in Alberta Junior Hockey League play. The Grizzlys beat the Calgary Mustangs on Oct.

Both the Olds College soccer teams lost a pair of games on the weekend. The women lost 3-1 on Oct.

Members of the Olds College Broncos cross-country running team are showing improvement after competing at a race in Edmonton hosted by Concordia University College.

The volleyball season at Sundre High School (SHS) is well underway, with three active teams this year. There is a junior varsity girls team, a senior girls team and a senior boys team.

After the final game of last weekend's Chinook Hockey League Pre-Season Showcase Tournament Brian Sutter left his team's dressing room shaking his head and waving his arms.

The Olds High School girls golf team finished in fourth at a provincial tournament held on September 23 and 24.

There are 64 athletes from Sundre High School (SHS) that are advancing on to cross-country zones in Canmore on Oct. 9.