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The veteran-laden Olds Spartans football team took full advantage of a young Canmore Collegiate High School Wolverines squad beating the visitors 64-7 on Saturday at Normie Kwong Park.

The Pee Wee Cyclones football team got its 2011 season underway last Saturday afternoon with a huge win over the Strathmore Spartans at the legendary McMahon Stadium, home of the Calgary Stampeders. The Cyclones defeated the Spartans 64-8.

On Thursday, September 15th the Innisfail Eagles hosted their first-ever charity golf tournament at the Innisfail Golf Club. One hundred and thirty golfers came out in support of the Eagles and Innisfail’s Helping Hand Fund.

It’s a happy ending for Cara Vanderham who finished her season taking tour champ title at Wolf Creek last month. “I’ve played the tour since I started competing.

They’re sore, they’re tired but they’re happy. Close to 40 players turned out Saturday for the 24-hour charity hockey game in support of Children Cancer Foundation at the Penhold Multiplex, with an unofficial count of $3,230 raised.

Open tournament play at the Innisfail Golf Club has wrapped up for another season following the successful completion of last week’s pro-am and mixed open tournaments.

Fatigued by “going around and around” on whether the town should build a brand new arena for the community, council is now moving towards a stopgap measure of giving the existing aging facility a major renovation.

A proverbial dark horse rode three strong rounds to win the annual Men’s Open golf tournament at the Innisfail Golf Club Sept. 3-5. When the 54-hole match play tournament wrapped up on Sept.

Interest in boys’ volleyball has spiked this year, which is good news for Innisfail Jr./Sr.High School, which hasn’t seen a senior boys team in years, said athletic director Jeff Anderson.

A record number of athletes turned out over the weekend for the Innisfail triathlon.