Category Archives: Local Sports

Ponoka Stampede Wild West Chuckwagon Championship update
It was described as a perfect evening at the final stop of the 2021 WPCA Pro Tour at the Ponoka Stampede Wild West Chuckwagon Championship in Ponoka Thursday night.Officials say Kurt Bensmiller, in se...
Sep 03, 2021

Riggers vying for Sunburst Baseball League championship Friday night
Red Deer's senior men's AAA baseball team the Red Deer Riggers, are off to Edmonton Sept. 3 for game five of the Sunburst Baseball League final.The best of five series is tied-2-2 after the Riggers (1...
Sep 03, 2021

Rebels new head coach ready to hit the ice
The Red Deer Rebels introduced their new head coach Thursday morning and he's eager to get started with the season.Steve Konowalchuk was named the new head coach back in June following the resignation...
Sep 02, 2021

Red Deer swimmer Tammy Cunnington earns personal second-best time at Paralympic Games
Red Deer Para swimmer Tammy Cunnington has completed her second race at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.On Aug. 31, Cunnington competed in the Women's 50m Breaststroke S3. The Rio 2016 veter...
Aug 31, 2021

Alberta Junior Tour wraps up at Wolf Creek Golf Resort
Ponoka, AB - Wolf Creek Golf Resort near Ponoka was once again the site of the annual McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour presented by Crowe MacKay.The season-ending tour championship featured 125 of Al...
Aug 31, 2021

Central Alberta Buccaneers celebrate first ever AFL championship
The Central Alberta Buccaneers are Alberta Football League Champions.After 19 seasons and in the club's fourth trip to the final, the Bucs got over the hump with a dominating 47-17 win over the Edmont...
Aug 31, 2021

Rebels release 2021 training camp schedule
The Red Deer Rebels have announced the schedule for their 2021 Training Camp.Players will report for medicals the morning of Sept. 3 and undergo fitness testing in the afternoon at Red Deer Polytechni...
Aug 30, 2021

Red Deer swimmer Tammy Cunnington places fifth in heat at Tokyo Paralympics
150Red Deer Para swimmer Tammy Cunnington has placed fifth in the women's 150m Individual Medley SM4 heats during day four action at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan Aug. 28.Cunnington posted a ti...
Aug 28, 2021

U11 AA Parkland Transmission Braves win provincial title
Another Red Deer baseball team has been crowned provincial champions.The U11 AA Parkland Transmission Braves won their provincial title in Red Deer on Aug. 26 - defeating the Olds Spitfires Orange 8-5...
Aug 27, 2021

Central Alberta Buccaneers hosting AFL final Saturday
The Central Alberta Buccaneers are hosting the Alberta Football League final this Saturday (Aug. 28) at Great Chief Park, playing host to the Edmonton Elite.The Bucs were able to secure first place in...
Aug 27, 2021