Category Archives: Local Sports

Sylvan Lake golfer has historic performance at Canada Summer Games in Niagara
Sylvan Lake golfer Logan Graf had himself an historic performance at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara on Thursday.Graf broke a new low single-round score in Canada Games history as he fired a 7...
Aug 19, 2022

Jocelyn Peterman to compete in PointsBet Invitational
Red Deer's Jocelyn Peterman is competing in the upcoming PointsBet Canada Invitational.Taking place at Willie O'Ree Place in Fredericton, N.B. starting Sept. 21, the event brings together some of Cana...
Aug 18, 2022

Local football community mourns loss of "central Alberta's football dad"
The central Alberta football community is grieving a loss since the passing of long-time dedicated volunteer Larry Fudge.Known and admired as central Alberta's football dad, the Red Deer County reside...
Aug 18, 2022

Central Alberta golfers competing at 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara
A pair of central Alberta golfers are among 42 players across ten provinces and one territory that are competing for gold at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games this week.Returning for the first time...
Aug 17, 2022

Mental health training starting for central Alberta sports coaches in honour of lost Red Deer man
A Red Deer non-profit is ready to launch mental health training for sports coaches three years after a young man took his own life.Alex Ennis, affectionately known as Al, was 26 when he died by suicid...
Aug 17, 2022

Riggers excited for Nationals after season-ending loss
It was not the championship ending they envisioned, but the Red Deer Riggers had an impressive season nonetheless, and still have something to look forward to.The Riggers, who play in the senior men's...
Aug 16, 2022

Gulls happy with triumphant season, despite earlier than desired exit
More than 1,900 people were along for the last ride of 2022 as the Sylvan Lake Gulls unfortunately lost this past weekend in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Divisonal Finals.The best-of-th...
Aug 16, 2022

Red Deer Open pickleball tournament attracts 400+ competitors
A successful Red Deer Open is a sign of the growing popularity of pickleball in Red Deer.The Red Deer Pickleball Club (RDPC) oversees the sport locally and the annual tournament, which is played at th...
Aug 16, 2022

2022 Battle of the North Championship
The 2022 edition of the Battle of the North Championship at the 100th Anniversary of the Dawson Creek Exhibition in Dawson Creek, British Columbia is in the books, and Layne MacGillivray, driving the ...
Aug 15, 2022

Alberta claims 61 medals at first week of Canada Summer Games
Albertan athletes are off to a successful start at the Canada Summer Games.The competition is being held in Niagara, Ontario, from August 6-21, 2022.After the conclusion of the first week of the Games...
Aug 15, 2022