Local Sports

Football season is underway in town, as the Sundre Capital Pressure Bison team played its first game on Saturday. Although the team was defeated by Didsbury, coach Garret Dichrow said it was a good game.

Water polo season has come upon us once again. The Innisfail Hurricanes is gearing up for another exciting season in the water. The Hurricanes has been in Innisfail since 2008 and the club is only getting stronger and more competitive.

Horseshoe enthusiasts tried their luck at the annual Innisfail Open, an ongoing tradition in the town since before the local horseshoe courts were built in 1987.

Olds Grizzlys captain Spencer Dorowicz gave his head coach a pretty sweet birthday present over the weekend by scoring four goals in the team's back-to-back home victories against squads from Calgary.

Central Alberta's Mavericks Elite team is proving to be lacrosse's version of hockey's “Miracle on Ice”.

The Olds College Broncos soccer teams had mixed results in season-opening Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference games on Sept. 7 in Calgary against the SAIT Trojans, with the women tying 2-2 and the men losing 6-0.

The Innisfail Eagles' upcoming hockey season is just around the corner, and both the coach and team manager say it is going to be a “go big or go home” season. “We're going for the cup,” said Eagles coach Brian Sutter. “Our goal is to win the league.

A collaborative effort between several groups culminated last month in the restoration of ball diamonds that had fallen into disrepair in recent years.

Olds College will host the 2014 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference women’s basketball championships from Feb. 28 to March 2.

Three local young baseball players are looking back over their summers as having the thrill of a lifetime by attending the Blue Jays Honda Super Camp at Okotoks' Seaman Stadium.