Category Archives: Local Sports

Nicholas Bennett breaks own record at Ken Demchuk International Invitational
Nicholas Bennett broke his own Canadian record on Sunday at the 2025 Ken Demchuk International Invitational at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Ontario. The 22-year-old from Parksville, B.C., who previous...
Dec 01, 2025

Lindsay Thurber Raiders win double gold at 5A Volleyball Provincial Championships
The Lindsay Thurber Raiders are double 5A provincial volleyball champs. Both the senior boys and senior girls squads won their respective School Sport Alberta tournaments over the weekend, and on home...
Dec 01, 2025

Eckville student with visual impairment scores bronze at 2025 Youth Parapan American Games
Entering his graduation year, Merrick Smith already had reason to celebrate, but he can now add being an international bronze medalist to the list.Seventeen-year-old Merrick, a Grade 12 student at Eck...
Dec 01, 2025

Rebels This Week: Dec. 1-7
Week in ReviewThe Rebels split a pair of games this past weekend...November 28 - The Rebels kept pace with the conference-leading Edmonton Oil Kings through the first half of the game before falling 5...
Dec 01, 2025

Rebels ride explosive first period to victory over Hitmen
The Red Deer Rebels got off to a dream start, scoring three straight, and they never gave up the lead in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday afternoon.In front of 5,576 fans at the Scotiabank ...
Nov 30, 2025

Rebels fall to Eastern Conference-leading Edmonton Oil Kings
The Red Deer Rebels knew they were going to have their hands full going up against the top team in the Eastern Conference, and they received the Edmonton Oil Kings' best effort in a 5-2 loss on Friday...
Nov 28, 2025
Two Blackfalds Bulldogs named captains of BCHL's Canadian All-Stars
The BCHL revealed today the jerseys and leadership teams for its upcoming All-Star Weekend.The marquee matchup, this year in a new format featuring Canada vs. World, goes Jan. 17 at the Thompson Famil...
Nov 28, 2025

'Best of' The Everything Red Deer Podcast - Year 1: Sports Edition
It's been a fantastically fun first year of The Everything Red Deer Podcast with many amazing guests. This is the first of two 'Best Of' episodes -- this week sports and next week news. Today on the p...
Nov 28, 2025

Rebels add two affiliated players, release 20-year-old Arjun Bawa
The Red Deer Rebels announced a trio of roster moves on Thursday.They've added two affiliated players to the roster, including forward Cash Arcand-Vandale and Owen DeWitt.They've also released 20-year...
Nov 27, 2025

19th annual AJHL Showcase set for Red Deer and Edmonton
The 19th annual Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) Showcase is coming to Red Deer and Edmonton. On Thursday, the league announced in January the showcase will operate in a new format, which will feat...
Nov 27, 2025