Category Archives: Local Sports

After a two-year hiatus, Special Olympics Red Deer will once again be hosting its Celebrity Breakfast on Wednesday, June 15.Organizers say this is the 14th time the event has been held to raise funds ...

A local boxer from Lacombe hopes his athletic career inspires other young athletes from small towns to achieve their goals. William "Ace" O'Keefe, 22, recently sponsored by Lacombe Ford, will be fight...

The Red Deer Rebels have announced that defenceman Luke Vlooswyk has signed a Western Hockey League Standard Player Agreement with the club. Vlooswyk, a native of Calgary, AB, was selected 17th overal...

For the first time since 2019, the Senior Bowl High School All-Star Game returned to the football field as it had for 30 years prior to the pandemic. Officials with Football Alberta say the result was...

The "Tradition Lives" Box Lacrosse Tournament is back this May long weekend and is celebrating its 30th anniversary.After a two-year pause, the tradition hosted by the Red Deer Lacrosse Association wi...

The Red Deer Rebels selected 10 players at the 2022 Western Hockey League Prospects Draft on Thursday. The group includes five forwards, three defenceman and two goaltenders.(Red Deer Rebels)Four cent...

For the first time since 1991, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are meeting in a playoff edition of the "Battle of Alberta" and the Peavey Mart Centrium will host fan 'Watch Parties.' "This is a...

Don't forget! The Woody's RV World Marathon is taking place this weekend in Red Deer."The thing I'm probably most looking forward to is having everybody get back to racing. We're an early season run s...

Red Deer Rebels Owner/President/General Manager Brent Sutter has announced the club has completed a trade with the Moose Jaw Warriors.The Rebels have acquired goaltender Kyle Kelsey ('04) from Moose J...

After a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Senior Bowl - an annual high school football all-star game featuring graduating Grade 12's - returns to Lacombe's MEGlobal Athletic Park on Mo...