Category Archives: Local Sports

Two Wolf Creek courses named to ScoreGolf's Top 100
A central Alberta golf resort has once again been named (twice) to ScoreGolf's list of top 100 courses in Canada.Wolf Creek's Links and Old courses, come in at #52 and #67, respectivelyBoth courses, w...
Aug 04, 2022

Canada remains unbeaten at Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer
Team Canada maintained its perfect record at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer Wednesday night with a 3-0 shutout victory over Sweden.The win solidifies a sport for Canada's National Men's Summer Und...
Aug 04, 2022

Alberta bronc rider sets new world record
It was a ride to remember and a month to celebrate. Logan Hay, the third generation bronc rider from Wildwood, AB, wrote a new chapter in rodeo's history book when he spurred his way to a world record...
Aug 04, 2022

Red Deer U11 boys soccer team wins Calgary Cup in first ever season
It was practically a scene from a movie. A group of young boys in Red Deer had never played a competitive soccer game together; some had never even played the sport. But one coach saw a spark and brou...
Aug 04, 2022

Red Deer swimmer Rebecca Smith earns medals with national teammates
Local swimmer Rebecca Smith and her team have already scored a few medals for Team Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.The international multi-sport event is held every four y...
Aug 03, 2022

Canada defeats Slovakia 9-1 at Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer
Team Canada picked up another convincing win at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup at the Peavey Mart Centrium in Red Deer Tuesday night, defeating Slovakia 9-1.As a result, Canada's National Men's Summer Under-1...
Aug 03, 2022

Team Canada earns shutout win to open Hlinka Gretzky Cup tournament
Team Canada is off to a strong start at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Red Deer, AB.Canada's National Men's Summer Under-18 Team used five special teams markers en route to a 14-0 win over Switzerland on S...
Aug 01, 2022

Park has another strong tournament, several locals readying for Canadian Men's Amateur
Red Deer's Eileen Park finished T23 at +11 at this week's 67th Canadian Junior Girls Championship -- held at The Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa.Just 13, Park shot rounds of 76-74-72-77, 22 strokes behind...
Jul 30, 2022

CFR to qualify 12 for breakaway roping instead of 6
Canadian Finals Rodeo, which takes place Nov. 2-6 at Red Deer's Westerner Park, is moving to 12 breakaway roping qualifiers from six for at least the next two years (CFR 48 and 49).Organizers say this...
Jul 29, 2022

Four central Alberta golfers complete Alberta Senior Ladies Championship
Local competitors didn't top the main leaderboard at the Alberta Senior Ladies Championship, but they still fared well and had fun.The tournament, taking place at Priddis Greens near Priddis, southwes...
Jul 29, 2022