Local Sports

Innisfail Special Olympians brought two medals home from the 2013 Special Olympics Alberta Spring Games in Red Deer over the April 20 weekend.

Local lacrosse teams got their first taste of competition at the Eye Opener tournament in Red Deer April 13-14 with midget and bantam squads winning all their games.

As snow melts away local golfers are getting antsy to shoot for the green at the Innisfail Golf Club.

Hike up your shin pads, because the soccer season has begun for the Sundre Soccer Club.

Olds College's athletes traded in jerseys, shorts and cleats for suits, dresses and high-heeled shoes at the school's annual Broncos Athletics Awards Night at the Ralph Klein Centre on April 10.

Heading into the riveting final match during the provincial senior hockey tournament held at the Innisfail Twin Arena, some of the Eagles administration behind the scenes weren't overly worried about the outcome of the game.

Innisfail native Andy Willigar blasted a shot below the crossbar in double overtime March 23 to lead the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) Ooks to their first championship in 16 years, capping off a distinguished college hockey career.

Maeghan Wild finished sixth in the 65-kilogram cadet division at the Cadet Juvenile National Wrestling Championships in Saskatoon from April 5 to 7.

Local wrestler Amber Maschke is off to the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, after claiming a bronze medal at the Junior Canadian Championships in Fredericton, N.B. The Canadian tournament took place March 22 and 23.

From long country drives on frozen nights travelling to unassuming rinks, to tussles and lineup changes on the ice, to bull sales and volunteer events off the ice, it was a long road to the provincial championships for the Innisfail Eagles.