Local Sports

It was down to the wire for the Central Alberta Amazons as the girls edged out the Lethbridge Jr. Eagles at the G.H.

The senior girls basketball team at Sundre High School had a good season, which started in December, says the team's co-coach. Debra Leslie said they finished fourth in the league.

Fourteen-year-old local Chase Griffin is in Spain with his Airdrie indoor soccer club for training this week. It will be his first trip outside of the province for soccer, after playing for 10 years. ìI'm excited.

The Olds College women's varsity basketball team finished third in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, held from March 14 to 16 in Nova Scotia, defeating the second-ranked St.

After going neck-and-neck with the Okotoks Oilers for the first four games of their playoff series, the Grizzlys couldn't seal the deal and ended their season with a 5-1 loss on March 12 in Okotoks.

Young basketball players are celebrating a season of successes on the court. At the Chinook's Edge Northern Athletics Association (CENAA) championship March 1-2 the Innisfail Jr./Sr.

The Olds Grizzlys forced a fifth and deciding game in their Alberta Junior Hockey League playoff series with the Okotoks Oilers on Sunday, securing a 4-2 victory at the Olds Sports Complex. The fifth game is due to be played tonight in Okotoks.

Jessica Groeneveld sat in her kayak atop the 2013 Pan American Canoe Slalom Championships finals slalom racecourse in Tula, Mexico focusing her mind on the very first gate. “OK, this is going to hurt,” the former Innisfail resident thought.

The thrill of the circus is coming to the Innisfail Twin Arena as local figure skaters put the final touch on their year-end program Big Top on Ice. The 49th annual ice show will take place Saturday, starting at 2 p.m.

The Olds College women's varsity basketball team was feted last week at the Ralph Klein Centre for winning the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championship ñ and sent off to Truro, N.S., where they will compete this week for the Canadian title.