Local Sports

The Olds Athletics' Parkland Baseball League season ended on Saturday with a 5-3 loss to the Irricana Canadians during the league playoffs.

Sundre's athletes of the water led a local contingent of 11 at the recent Alberta Summer Games by bringing home gold. The 11 local athletes who competed were in Zone 2, which came in second in the overall medal count at the Games, held July 26 to 29.

Didsbury's eight athletes at this summer's Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge came home with the shimmering glitter gold and silver and a lot of pride for their excellent performances.

One of Innisfail's star minor hockey players is in the running to play for Team Canada. Taryn Baumgardt, 17, is heading to Calgary in August for the Team Canada U-18 national women's team selection camp.

Several local athletes brought home medals from their efforts at the Alberta Summer Games held in Lethbridge July 27-29.

Four Innisfail women will be taking a swing at the Western Canadian Fastball Championships in Abbotsford B.C. next month. The group is part of the Red Deer Panthers, a senior B ladies team.

Two of Innisfail's track stars brought back hardware from the Western Canadian Track and Field Championships in Medicine Hat July 14 and 15.

Track Jr. High MVP: Maddeline Patterson, Tanner Newsham Senior boys MVP: Tyler Newsham, Jordan Sinnamon Athlete of the year Jr. High male: Cauy Schmidt Jr. High female: Taylor Phillips Sr. High male: Chase Murdoch Sr.

A local football coach has been nominated as a “game changer” in a regional competition that could help bring $100,000 to Innisfail. Wally Genz is a nominee in the Scotiabank Game Changer competition under the Calgary Stampeders category.

Cole Jamieson, 20, of Innisfail walked away from the Calgary Stampede this weekend having won the novice bareback championship. “I was just really excited,” he said of his reaction. “It took a little while to sink in.