Local Sports

Junior girls continue winning ways The Sundre Junior Girls basketball team takes on Didsbury at the Sundre High School on Tuesday. The local team, which has a 9 - 2 record so far this season, won the game 42 - 28.

A strong weekend by Olds figure skaters netted a haul of medals and personal bests at the recent Edge of Excellence skating competition hosted by the Olds Figure Skating Club.

When the Olds College Broncos take to the CLC main court for a men's and women's basketball doubleheader on Thursday against Ambrose University College, there will be more at stake than the points in the standings.

After holding the 2011 organizational meeting on February 3, the Innisfail Minor Soccer Association is not any closer to meeting its need for volunteers. The association is still looking for a president, age group coordinators, and coaches.

I would like to start this weeks article by apologizing to everyone who reads my weekly updates on the Eagles. I missed the report on the season’s final game and there is no excuse to do that to you the loyal reader.

Jan. 31 – Feb. 4 YBC High Game: Bantam: Brody Nestorvich 154; Junior: Daniel Anderson 244; Senior: Jon Zacharias 208 POA: Bantam: Karl Matheson + 141; Junior: Brandon Fancey +131; Senior: Jon Zacharias +25 Prizes donated by Dairy Queen and A & W.

The Innisfail Hurricanes water polo team is almost halfway through the season and is starting to look towards provincials, which will take place in Calgary in March.

The Olds College men's curling team has qualified for the Alberta College Athletics Conference finals next month.

Forty young lacrosse players will have their sticks ready for the upcoming season thanks to a new winter training program started by the Innisfail Minor Lacrosse Association.

It was a weekend of mixed results for the Olds High School senior basketball teams at their joint Spartan Classic basketball tournament.