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If the Olds High senior basketball teams want to emerge victorious from this weekend's Spartan Classic basketball tournament, they'll have to overcome some top teams.

Considering the number of games the Olds Midget Mustangs will have to play in February, direct qualification into provincials has come as a blessing to the team.

Skating Club hosts regional event The Olds Sports Complex will be the site of flips and spins on the weekend as the Olds Figure Skating Club hosts Edge of Excellence: Central Region FunSkate.

Town councillors have OK'd the waiver of the rental fees on the Sundre diamonds for the Sno-Pitch Swing For Charity Sno-pitch tournament on March 5 ñ 6.

It was a third-place finish for the Olds Bantam Chiefs at the annual Olds Grizzlys Bantam AA Hockey tournament on the weekend.

A field house in Blackfalds is one step closer to reality. Residents got a chance to look at plans for the facility at an open house last week, and Blackfalds Mayor Melodie Stol says the designs were well received.

One of Red Deer's minor baseball teams is advancing. And one is going home. The midget AAA Carstar Braves won silver at the Baseball Alberta Midget Performance Provincial Championship this past weekend up in St.

It was a tale of two blowouts on the rugby pitch this weekend. The Red Deer Titans First Division men's squad, as well as the Senior Ladies team, was in action Saturday, with the men in Edmonton to battle the always strong Strathcona Druids.

The Red Deer Buccaneers are busy gearing up for their first Alberta Football League playoff appearance in five years. They just have to finish off the regular season first.

There's a good chance the Red Deer Riggers could have another piece of hardware to adorn the mantle after tonight.