Local Sports

Charvher Vincent Dael came to Canada as a bright-eyed preteen from the Republic of the Philippines in 2010. Like the rest of his family, he was looking at the opportunities Canada could provide.

Ryan Dodd will return to the Predator Bay Water Ski Club near Calgary for the 2013 Canadian Water Ski Championship on August 10 to 14. The Olds native won the bronze medal at the 2009 world championships at Predator Bay.

Jeanine van der Sluijs, who lives east of Olds, is off to the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, after having qualified for the event at the CVI Pacific Cup in vaulting last month in Hollister, Calif.

Several seniors in the community represented Sundre in the 2013 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games last week, bringing home numerous medals for Zone 2.

The Olds Spitfires claimed the Bantam Tier I Provincial Baseball Championship by defeating the Camrose Cougars 8-2 on July 28 at O.R. Hedges Park.

Eight athletes from Olds will be going to the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Vancouver next year.

Old memories were shared and new ones were forged at the Innisfail Arena on July 14 when the Innisfail Yetti Junior B Lacrosse team held its First Annual Dave Lorette Memorial game.

The Hay City Slam, hosted at Centennial Park on July 27 and 28, is fast becoming more popular with BMX trick riders and skateboard enthusiasts.

Jeannine Palardy claimed two silver medals in swimming at the Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games held in Barrhead and Westlock from July 25 to 28. She was among eight Olds participants who claimed 13 medals at the event.

A charity hockey game postponed by last month's floods has been rescheduled. The fifth annual Rocky Mountain Hockey Challenge will take place at the Cochrane Arena on Aug. 18 with doors opening at noon and the game beginning at 1:30 p.m.