Local Sports

Alan Finch will be taking his golf clubs to the first-ever national Special Olympics tournament in Mount Hope, Ont. September 28 and 29.

The Sundre Capital Pressure Bison nine-man league football team got in some last minute practicing before Tuesday's home and season opener against Carstairs. Tuesday's game gets underway at 5:15 p.m. at the Sundre School Field.

For some, three periods of ice hockey a day might be enough. But when it comes to raising money for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation, a local fundraiser plans to have players hitting the ice for 24 hours.

Luke Marshall arrived at the University of Saskatchewan on Aug. 15 ready to be bred as a Huskie. He moved into a temporary dorm populated with other football rookies and got his football equipment that evening.

A younger group of players on the Olds High School Spartans is breeding optimism for the upcoming Big Sky Football Conference season. The team began practicing last week for its season opener on Sept.

Ryan Dodd continues to be the man to beat on water skis, winning both the Canadian National Water Ski Championships at Predator Bay south of Calgary August 13 to 16 and the Calgary Pro Water Ski Shootout August 17.

The Olds Grizzlys hit the ice in preparation for the 2012-13 Alberta Junior Hockey League season last week. The Grizzlys are looking to fill about about two spots up front and two more on defence.

A local hockey player got to hit the ice wearing a Team Canada jersey during a three game series in Blaine, Minn. “It was an amazing experience,” said Taryn Baumgardt, a 17-year-old defence player.

He won the NHL Jack Adams Award in 1991 as coach of the St. Louis Blues, led the Bentley Generals to the Allan Cup in 2009 and now he's coming to help the Innisfail Eagles take flight. Brian Sutter has been signed as the new coach of Innisfail's Sr.

Several competitors from Olds took part in the Canadian Death Race in Grande Cache August 4 and 5. Emmerson Clark, 9, took part in a five-kilometre kids' race. “Her performance was good.