Category Archives: Local Sports
Runner-up finish for Red Deer golfers at Alberta golf event in Sundre
The Alberta Golf championship season got underway Monday, May 22 at Sundre Golf Club with 50 teams of two competing in a brand new event, the Alberta Best Ball Championship. Ryan Rutherford & Gerr...
May 24, 2023
Olds College to host 2024 ACAC Men's Volleyball Championship
The Olds College Broncos will host the 2024 ACAC Men's Volleyball Championship, next Feb. 22-24."We are extremely proud to have the privilege of hosting the 2024 ACAC Men's Volleyball Championship," s...
May 21, 2023
'Tradition Lives' lacrosse tournament marks 31st year
The Tradition Lives box lacrosse tournament is marking its 31st anniversary this weekend at Red Deer's Kinsmen and Dawe arenas.The four-day tournament has teams playing from across the province.A tota...
May 20, 2023
Mentors available at north Red Deer YMCA skatepark
The north Red Deer YMCA says its skatepark is once again open, and now includes on-site mentors from the organization.The Y's skatepark mentors are experienced skaters and BMX bikers who want to help ...
May 19, 2023
Football Alberta holding camps and games in Red Deer & Lacombe this weekend
Football Alberta will be running three levels of programming this weekend with the following events:Team Alberta U18 Final 54 Roster Selection CampThe final roster of 40 will be selected on June 10-11...
May 19, 2023
Rebels sign 2023 first round pick Beckett Hamilton
Forward Beckett Hamilton was drafted by the Red Deer Rebels just a week ago, and signed with the WHL club on May 19.Hamilton, of Humboldt, SK, was taken 18th overall in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft."I...
May 19, 2023
RDP student-athletes to compete at Canadian College Finals Rodeo in Brooks
The Canadian College Finals Rodeo (CCFR) takes place over May Long Weekend in Brooks, Alberta, and two of RDP's top student-athletes are competing.Officials with RDP Athletics say Makayla Willows and ...
May 18, 2023
Rebels Head Coach Steve Konowalchuk resigns for personal reasons
Steve Konowalchuk has stepped down as head coach of the Red Deer Rebels. The move comes due to personal/family reasons, the club says. It also comes just a couple weeks after the Rebels won three stra...
May 18, 2023
Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics in search of new Kings Basketball Head Coach
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics has announced they are in search of a new Kings Basketball Head Coach.A former student-athlete and RDP alum, Darren Graham had been head coach of the team for the ...
May 18, 2023
Thurber, Notre Dame students 'Unified' for inclusive sports event
'No one left behind' was part of the mentality this past week during an event at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in Red Deer.There, Thurber students, along with those from cole Notre Dame Hi...
May 16, 2023