Category Archives: Local Sports
Football Alberta cancels all summer provincial team programs
Football Alberta has announced the cancellation of the majority of its provincial team programs for the summer of 2020. The decision comes after Football Canada made the announcement Friday that all e...
May 15, 2020
Sylvan Lake’s John Flynn named Football Alberta Atom/Pee Wee Coach of the Year
John Flynn of the Sylvan Lake Bears has been recognized at Football Alberta's Atom/Pee Wee Football Coach of the Year. 2019 was another great year for the Bears as they claimed their second championsh...
May 14, 2020
Riggers disappointed but understanding of cancelled season
It's going to be a very long summer for members of the Red Deer Riggers after Baseball Alberta officially announced the cancellation of all in-person events through Sept. 1.Team President and shortsto...
May 11, 2020
Baseball Alberta cancels all in-person events through Sept. 1
Baseball Alberta has announced that its Board of Directors has made the "difficult decision to cancel all in-person Baseball Alberta sanctioned events and activities until September 1, 2020 due to the...
May 08, 2020
Talon Brigley signs with Red Deer Rebels
He was the top local player selected at the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft, and now he's officially a member of the team he grew up cheering for. Sylvan Lake native Talon Brigley has signed with the Red Deer R...
May 05, 2020
Golf courses scramble to tee off as province gives go ahead to open
It's the news golfers in wild rose country have been dying to hear. And now courses across Alberta are scrambling to open as soon as possible now that the provincial government is letting them do so. ...
May 01, 2020
O’Donnell selected by Montreal in CFL Draft
For the second time this week Carter O'Donnell has been snapped up by a professional football team. The star offensive lineman from Red Deer was selected 22nd overall by the Montreal Alouettes on Thur...
Apr 30, 2020
World Professional Chuckwagon Association cancels 2020 season
The World Professional Chuckwagon Association has cancelled the entire 2020 season.The announcement Wednesday evening cites the continued ban on mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic and the fa...
Apr 29, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Red Deer's Shynelle Woroniuk named ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month
The Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month for April 2020 is Shynelle Woroniuk. Woroniuk is a 16-year-old Red Deer reside...
Apr 29, 2020 Shynelle Woroniuk (Photo: ASDC)
Ponoka Stampede officially postponed
Officials with the Ponoka Stampede have announced that the 84th edition of the rodeo scheduled for June 25 to July 1, 2020 has been postponed.The decision is a result of the ban by provincial health a...
Apr 29, 2020