Local Sports

The curling season is quickly coming to a close. Junior curlers have one more week of league play and will wind-up on March 18. It will be a fun day with the curlers having a chance to show off their skills they have achieved over the year.

The Olds College women's Broncos basketball team capped off an undefeated season on the weekend by capturing the Alberta Colleges Athletic League Championship banner at Prairie Bible College in Three Hills.

Amber Maschke and Shayley Harris competed at the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association provincial wrestling championships over the weekend, placing third and eighth in their respective weight classes.

The Innisfail Flyers Bantam AA boys will be heading to provincials this weekend to compete for the second year in a row for the title of provincial champions.

After paddling their way to gold at the Pan American games in Mexico, two Innisfail brothers hit rougher waters in the land down under.

Broncos win curling bronze The Olds College Broncos men's curling team came home from the weekend's ACAC championships in Vermilion with a bronze medal.

Olds Wolverines win zone title The Olds Peewee Wolverines clinched the Zone 6 championship and a berth at the Peewee B Provincial hockey tournament on the weekend after beating Drumheller 10-2, bringing a long qualifying process to an end for the tea

Team Alberta hockey player Hannah Mousek, formerly of Sundre and now living in Olds, and her teammates went undefeated to win the gold medal at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax.

The basketball champions for the Alberta Colleges Athletic League will be determined this weekend at the league finals in Three Hills and at least one of three Olds College squads will be heading in as favourites.

The Eagles headed to the home of the Rams in Rocky Mountain House on Saturday for Game 2 of the exhibition series. The Rams play out of the icy cold twin arena in Rocky.