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The season was not supposed to end this way. Sure, the so-called experts figured this season’s Innisfail Indians were a baseball team with loads of promise, great young talent but a squad reconciled to a rebuilding year.

Many of Canada’s top shuffleboard players were in Innisfail last week competing in the Second Inter-Provincial Floor Shuffleboard Tournament – and the local team came up on top.

When the annual Men’s Open golf tournament tees off at the Innisfail Golf Club on Sept. 3, Darryl Tronnes intends to be there – just like he has for the past 57 years.

By game’s end, through rain, thunder and lightening, brother coaches Desmond and Steven Bouteiller could only shake their heads and marvel at the wonder of it all. “This was a rag tag team that did it,” said Desmond.

For Innisfail’s Shirley Thomas the third time is certainly the charm. The 77-year-old mother of seven, grandmother of 15 and great-grandmother of 12, entered her third Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games last month in Fairview.

Olds Olympia FC maintained its hold on second place in tier 1 of the Red Deer City Soccer Association's men's division with a 6-3 victory over Wright Upholstery on July 26. The game took place at Red Deer College's main field.

Olds native Daulton Siwak will be attending a prospect camp later this month with 35 other NHL hopefuls from August16 to 18 in Etobicoke, Ont.

These ladies were having lots of fun, and getting in good exercises at the same time, during Aquasize class at the AquaPlex Friday. - Dan Singleton/Round Up

Nicole Sutherland (left to right), Shannon Dwyer, Ryler ‘Poopy' Rasmussen and Debbie Sutherland have some fun on the green during Friday's 11th annual Renegade Golf Tourney for STARS.

The Innisfail Indians honoured one of their own prior to their home game against the Beiseker Canadians on Friday. The Tribe retired Ray Bergeron’s #20 in a surprise pre-game ceremony.