Category Archives: Local Sports

AJHL set for full 21/22 season, unique OT pilot project planned
The Alberta Junior Hockey League has announced it is preparing for a full 2021-2022 season under the guidance of provincial health guidelines.The league, which will welcome its newest team, the Blackf...
Jun 28, 2021

Scott Robinson named Central Alberta Sport Authority CEO
Scott Robinson has been named the new Chief Executive Office of the Central Alberta Sport Authority (CASA). CASA is a legacy project of the 2019 Canada Winter Games, for which Robinson also served as ...
Jun 27, 2021

Free mental health webinar happening June 29 with current and former NHLers
The mental health of so many has taken a major blow this past 16 months, which is why I Got Mind (IGM) is hosting an upcoming webinar entitled The Trouble With(in) Men: Insights into why men struggle....
Jun 26, 2021

Just 21, Red Deer's Rebecca Smith ready for first Olympics
Red Deer's Rebecca Smith is headed to the Olympic Games.A swimmer, the 21-year old qualified by putting in a top-notch performance this week at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto.Smith finished th...
Jun 26, 2021

Eagle Builders Centre in Blackfalds on track to be done in September
Work is nearly complete on the new Eagle Builders Centre in Blackfalds.The approx. 1,400-seat facility will be home to the AJHL's newest club, the Blackfalds Bulldogs, and boast an impressive new publ...
Jun 24, 2021

Blackfalds Bulldogs hosting first development camp this weekend
The Blackfalds Bulldogs will hold an on-ice event for the first time this weekend.The team's first development camp runs Friday through Sunday at the Penhold Multiplex, with nearly 70 players attendin...
Jun 24, 2021

No Ponoka Stampede this summer
There will be no Ponoka Stampede this summer. Organizers made the announcement cancelling this year's event in a Facebook statement Wednesday morning. "The Ponoka Stampede has officially been postpone...
Jun 23, 2021

Red Deer's Harvest Run returns for 2021
After being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Harvest Run in Red Deer is back for 2021.What started off in 1991 as a community fun run promoting active living in central Alberta, the...
Jun 23, 2021

15U AAA Braves now 8-0 on the season
The 15U AAA Red Deer Ernco Braves are now 8-0 on the season after four more wins this past weekend.The Braves started their big weekend by blanking the Sherwood Park Athletics 2-0 on Saturday. Tanner ...
Jun 22, 2021

Perfect season continues for 13U AAA Braves
The Red Deer 13U AAA Mr. Suds Braves have pushed their record to 8-0 on the season.The Braves beat the Camrose Cougars 15-3 and the Edmonton Padres 11-0 on Saturday, followed by beating Camrose 33-8 a...
Jun 21, 2021