Local Sports

International Baton Twirling Federation’s World Baton Twirling Championship & Nations Cup to be held Aug. 4-13 in Liverpool, England

Association’s president anticipates possibly having a Sundre Stealers U19 softball squad next season for first time in years

Ryan Werre won Olds tourney by 12 strokes over Jordan Krulicki of the Red Deer Golf & Country Club

Total of 121 ladies played in tourney at Olds Golf Club, many dressed in colourful, tropical vacation themed outfits in tribute to the tournament sponsor

École Olds High School (ÉOHS) athlete Kepler Fitzner has had a fantastic summer in track and field, obtaining four medals during the Alberta Summer Games and won the U16 men’s 800 m event during provincials.

Cpl. Leif Svendsen of the Olds RCMP detachment will be playing in the hockey tournament portion of the Games, which take place July 28 to Aug. 6 in Winnipeg

Nearly half of the players on the Olds Minor Lacrosse U13 Stingers that placed at provincials were brand new to the sport

Issac Davies first must finish a final season with the Airdrie Xtreme triple-A before playing in the Western Hockey League

Innisfail U15 Hawks softball team is at the Canadian Junior Little League National Championship in Victoria, B.C. which starts today

A golf learning program originally designed for citizens living with dementia morphs into new activity for all adults in Innisfail