Local Sports

Canadian Finals Rodeo postponed to 2021

There will be no Canadian Finals Rodeo in Red Deer this year. Officials with the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA), Westerner Park and the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce anno...

Jun 24, 2020

Sutter Fund Chiefs' Kylie Perry taking part in national U18 virtual camp

A member of the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs is in the running to play for her country.Kylie Perry of Clive is one of 59 players taking part in the National Women's Under-18 Team Summer Camp.The group ...

Jun 22, 2020

AJHL to release tentative 2020-21 schedule next month

The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) is planning to begin its 2020-21 season in September should provincial health regulations allow it to do so. The AJHL says it will announce a tentative schedule...

Jun 22, 2020

Bowden student's project questions curling science

Does the temperature of the ice affect the curl of the rock?That is the question Bowden Grandview grade seven student Demareece MacKenzie sought to answer as part of this year's Youth Science Canada O...

Jun 16, 2020

Lacombe's MEGlobal Athletic Park expansion to begin later this year

Construction on the first phase of expansion at MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe is anticipated to begin late this summer or early fall.Jay Adamson, Lacombe Athletic Park Association (LAPA) Chair, sa...

Jun 15, 2020

Portions of amateur football allowed to return to the field

Football Alberta says stage two of Alberta's relaunch means it can open some portions of amateur football.Starting June 12, with restrictions, community based teams may start taking registration and b...

Jun 13, 2020

Red Deer soccer returns starting next week

City soccer organizers are excited to capitalize on the fact their sport is one of the few that can hit the ground running under the next phase of the province's return from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sta...

Jun 11, 2020

Bucs landlocked as Alberta Football League cancels season

There will be no season this year for the Central Alberta Buccaneers. The Alberta Football League's board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday night to cancel the 2020 campaign due to the situation ...

Jun 10, 2020

Olds Grizzlys announce coaching staff for 2020-21

The Olds Grizzlys have announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2020-21 AJHL season.Scott Atkinson will being starting his first full season as General Manager/Head Coach of the Grizzlys. Atkin...

Jun 08, 2020

Red Deer Pickleball Club selected to host 2021 nationals

The Red Deer Pickleball Club will welcome athletes from across the country in summer 2021 for the National Pickleball Championships.The hosting duties are made possible for Red Deer by the constructio...

Jun 06, 2020