Category Archives: Local Sports

It was one-hundred years ago today when chuckwagon driver Jack Morton came off the rangeland into Calgary with his rip snorting bunch of cowboys and started the Stampede Breakfasts. One-Hundred years ...

The dust was again flying on Night 6 of the Calgary Stampede Cowboy's Rangeland Derby.Racetrack conditions were excellent, temperature was a warm 20C under mostly cloudy skies, and for the second time...

Second-generation Jayden Wilson, was the biggest winner at the recently completed Benalto Stampede. Riding her six-year-old gelding Whiskey (Fame is Dynamite), the multi-faceted cowgirl turned in an i...

Up and coming Red Deer Rebels forward Ollie Josephson is headed to Europe for the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.Josephson is one of eight WHL players named to the Canadian squad for this year's edition of t...

Red Deer-native Nate Danielson has just signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings, according to the Western Hockey League (WHL). The NHL Club announced the signing Wednesday...

As we hit the mid-point of the 2023 Cowboy's Rangeland Derby, day 5 was one of the most exciting days of racing at the Calgary Stampede. Weather and racetrack conditions were absolutely perfect, and c...

Red Deer Rebels Owner, President and General Manager Brent Sutter announced on Wednesday the hiring of Derrick Walser as the eighth head coach in franchise history.The 45-year-old joins the Rebels fro...

The Calgary Stampede handed out it's prestigious Pioneer's of Rodeo Awards July 10, 2023. The class of 2023 included former Chuckwagon Driver/Outrider Kelly Sutherland, Media Personality Jack MacDonal...

It was a night of celebration as one hundred years ago today, the first official chuckwagon races were held at the Calgary Stampede. Despite a little rain pre-race, night 3 of the Cowboys Rangeland De...

"Greatness can sometimes live among us very quietly," said Red Deer Mayor Ken Johnston of local world champion BMX racer Molly Simpson. Bicycle motocross racing, or BMX, is a type of off-road bicycle ...