Local Sports

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

Alice Hoar was a farmer and avid curler and golfer in our community.

Local kayakers made waves on the international canoe slalom circuit leading Canada to a Pan American championship title in Union de Tula, Mexico in January.

It wasn't the revenge the Olds College Broncos were looking for.

It's all about home ice advantage. That's the message from the Olds Grizzlys coaches and players as they prepare for the final nine games of the season over the next three weeks.

The Olds Bantam Chiefs are one step closer to completing their dream season. A spot in the bantam AA minor provincial tournament was secured early last week with a 9-1 hammering of the Airdrie Lightning.

The Olds Figure Skating Club can claim an overall victory for the Edge of Excellence Central Alberta FunSkate event on the weekend, and that's even before all the results are in.

Friday night was the Innisfail Eagles’ last home game of the 2010/11 Chinook Hockey League regular season. The Eagles played host to the 13-5-1 Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs AAA team.

Going into the exam break, Innisfail High School (IHS) athletes will have some time to look back and reflect on a good first half to the basketball season.

It may be one of the best-kept secrets in Olds. However, with a change of location to the new Force Conditioning location on 50th Avenue in the uptown core, the Olds Boxing Club may become better known.