It's early, but it appears the hard work the Rebels have put in throughout training camp paid off in the team's preseason finale.On Friday night, Red Deer defeated their Central Division rival Edmonton Oil Kings 4-2 to gain their second exhibition victory at the Centrium.Rebels rookie Paxson Madill led the way offensiv...

Red Deer's Ken Griffith finished tied for ninth following the conclusion of the 2026 Canadian Men's Senior Championship and second in the super-senior category. The four-day tournament took place at the Niakwa Country Club in Winnipeg, Man. where Griffith shot six over par, including one under par in the final round. H...

The Red Deer Rebels earned their first victory of the preseason, defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-1 on Thursday night.Led offensively by Cameron Kuzma and Poul Andersen, the Rebels lit up the score sheet.Rebels forward Nolan Schmidt opened the scoring with under seven minutes to go in the first period.Nearly two a...

Red Deer's Eileen Park has been named to the roster for Team Canada at the upcoming World Junior Girls Golf Championship.She's one of six athletes named to the team that will play in the 11th edition of the tournament, which is set for Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 at Brampton Golf Club in Ontario.This will be Park's fourth strai...

Organizers with the Terry Fox Run are hosting a bottle drive this weekend (Sept. 12), ahead of the actual run on Sept. 20.Volunteers will be at the south Canadian Tire collecting from 11-2 on Saturday.T-shirts will be for sale, and donations are welcome.The annual Terry Fox Run in Red Deer goes Sept. 20 at the Kerry Wo...

The Red Deer Rebels announced they've reassigned six players from the preseason roster.This includes defenceman Owen Archer to the Drumheller Dragons (AJHL), defenceman Keyn Lindberg to the Edge School U18 Prep team (CSSHL), goaltender Chase Nielson to the SAHA U18 Prep team, forward Miller Robson to the Nipawin Hawks ...

The 34th annual Harvest Run returns to Red Deer this Sunday, Sept. 13.Event organizers anticipate nearly 500 runners, and one thing really neat about the Harvest Run is that every finisher gets a medal following their 3 km or 8 km jaunt.Additionally, several young athletes will receive athletic bursaries.The Harvest Ru...

The Red Deer Rebels came back to tie it in the third period but fell 3-2 to the Calgary Hitmen in overtime on Saturday night in preseason action at the Centrium.The Rebels were on the penalty kill to start the extra frame after forward Cameron Kuzma was shown the door by the officials for a five-minute major penalty fo...

Red Deer's Dan Soley, Ken Griffith, and Peter Innes are set to compete in the upcoming Canadian Men's Senior Golf Championship.From September 8-11, the trio will hit the links against the field of 156 amateur golfers from across the country and the United States at the Niakwa Country Club in Winnipeg, Man.They're compe...

The Red Deer Rebels have announced their preseason roster, with action getting started Friday night in Calgary.The first home exhibition game is Saturday at 6 p.m. against Calgary.The pre-season roster is 32-players deep, with 18 forwards, 10 d-men and four goalies.ScheduleFORWARDS Poul Andersen ('08) Cash Arcand-Vanda...

Central Sport is set to host its fourth annual Xplore Sport 365 and "Try it Free" day.On Saturday, Sept. 12, from noon to 3 p.m., citizens are invited to the Collicutt Centre in Red Deer to attend the drop-in event where they can learn more about and even try different sports available throughout central Albe...

The Red Deer Rebels gave those in attendance a little bit of everything on Tuesday night during the annual black-and-white game.A few memorable goals, three-on-three overtime, and plenty of on-ice intensity capped off six days of training camp and a 3-2 win for Team White at the Centrium.Forward Cash Arcand-Vandale sco...

The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame's 33rd annual Charity Golf Tournament is right around the corner. On September 10, those who register for the tournament will get to play a round of 18 holes at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort in Ponoka, which begins at 10 a.m., in support of the Hall of Fame. Those interested can register on...

Defenceman Graeme Pickering has returned for his third Red Deer Rebels' training camp on a mission.After falling short of securing a roster spot on the team last season, the 17-year-old has showed up bigger, faster, and stronger in hopes of playing with the major junior club.Pickering said on Friday that he's hungrier ...

Olympian Molly Simpson, who is from Red Deer, will compete this weekend in her home province. The 2026 Canadian BMX Championships are taking place in St. Albert, Aug. 29-30. Organized by the St. Alberta BMX Association, the event is anticipated to welcome more than 860 participants and 5,000 spectators. That includes S...

The Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings and Queens enter the 2026-27 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) season with a distinguished record of achievement and a steadfast commitment to excellence.Building on a year in which 121 student-athletes earned Academic Excellence Awards (GPA of 3.0 or higher in Fall 2025 T...

The Red Deer Riggers have returned home from the 2026 Men's National Championships with some hardware.On Monday, they defeated the Windsor Stars 11-10 in the bronze medal game in New Brunswick to win their second national bronze title. They last captured bronze at the 2017 tournament.Down 10-7 following the top half of...

The BCHL will host its annual showcase event in Nisku.From Oct. 11-14 at the Silent Ice Centre, 20 teams will play two regular season games each in front of fans, and scouts from the NHL, NCAA, U Sports and more.The format will be slightly different this year, with the event taking place over four days instead of five....

Several impressive folks with central Alberta roots are among the recipients of this year's Pro Rodeo Canada year-end awards.All award descriptions are courtesy of the CPRA.Wayne Vold and Vold Rodeo Ltd. (Ponoka): "I really appreciate this," Vold commented on learning the news. The second-generation contracto...

The construction of a new tier of culture within the Red Deer Rebels organization starts this week, as another WHL training camp gets underway at the Marchant Crane Centrium.New head coach Brent Kisio, who was hired earlier this summer following the departure of Marc Habscheid, spoke to the media Tuesday ahead of playe...

The Red Deer Rebels will begin training camp on Aug. 26 ahead of what is hopefully an exciting season for the club. On-ice testing will happen Thursday morning, with practice and scrimmage sessions at the Centrium on Friday. Rookie scrimmages begin Saturday. All practices and scrimmages through Monday, Aug. 31 are open...

One of Canada's top female amateur golfers wasn't quite on top of her game this week, missing the cut at the CPKC Canadian Women's Open on Friday. Eileen Park of Red Deer is just 17 and was playing in the tournament for the first time after earning an exemption by impressively winning last month as an amateur in the PG...

The Red Deer Tennis Club is proud to have hosted two significant tournaments this summer.First was the Tennis Alberta Junior Provincial Championships, followed by the Alberta Open Tennis Championships. The last time Red Deer hosted these tournaments was in 2024 and 2007, respectively.In total, approximately 320 players...

Red Deer's Eileen Park is tied for 154th after shooting eight over par in the opening round of the 2026 CPKC Women's Open.She's set to open the second round of the four-round LPGA tournament at 2:05 p.m. on Friday at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton.Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita is at the top of the leaderboard...

The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) announced they'll host their upcoming Road Show event in Cold Lake, Alta.On Feb. 12 and 13, 2027, the Blackfalds Bulldogs will face the Sherwood Park Crusaders in two regular season games at the Cold Lake Energy Centre.In addition, the event will feature some community engageme...

The 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat wrapped up last week, and multiple central Albertans returned with some hardware.With approximately 1,700 participants and 1,500 volunteers, the week-long tournament featured 10 different sports and concluded on Saturday.The sports included athletics, basket...

A pair of Red Deerians are set to compete in the 2026 Canadian Men's Mid Amateur Championship.From Aug. 18-21, Cody Mast and Derek Crichton will play in the four-round tournament among 156 competitors aged 25 and over in hopes of winning the title.The tournament, which is a 72-hole stroke play event, is set to take pla...

The U15A Red Deer Rage are golden following the 2026 Western Canadian Fastball Championships.This weekend, the girls defeated the Westman Magic from Manitoba in the gold medal game in Winkler, Man."What a way to cap off an amazing season. The girls battled hard, believed in each other and represented Red Deer Rage...