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Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge postponed to 2021

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge 2020 Alberta Summer Games Society has elected to postpone the games until the summer of 2021. "This decision was made after careful consideration of the current state o...

Apr 06, 2020 Lethbridge Alberta Summer Games 2020 logo

Spring sports groups deal with pandemic postponements

In light of the City of Red Deer's decision to close all recreation facilities through at least June 30, local sports organizations are left with tough calls to make regarding their upcoming seasons. ...

Apr 02, 2020

Lauzon, Soehn named Red Deer's Athletes of the Year

Jeremiah Lauzon and Kalena Soehn were recently selected as The City of Red Deer's Red Deer Advocate Athletes of the Year.Lauzon burst onto the national running scene in a huge way in 2019. The Red Dee...

Apr 01, 2020 Jeremiah Lauzon (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Despite pandemic-delayed season, Bucs still supporting community

The Central Alberta Buccaneers would be gearing up for another Alberta Football League season right now, if it weren't for the COVID-19 pandemic. Setters Place in Red Deer, the Bucs' home turf, is cur...

Mar 28, 2020

Shawna Pearman earns Red Deer's Lifetime Sports Achievement Award

Shawna Pearman has been coaching with the Red Deer Central Lions Speed Skating Club since 1999, but her extensive involvement in sport goes much further.Pearman's passion for giving back to the commun...

Mar 27, 2020 Shawna Pearman (Photo supplied)

Red Deer Paralympian agrees with decision to not send Canadian athletes to Tokyo

Red Deer Paralympian Tammy Cunnington says the decision of the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee to pull out of the 2020 Tokyo Games, should they go ahead this year, is the ...

Mar 23, 2020 Tammy Cunnington is seen here competing at the Olympic Trials in April 2016. (Swimming Canada/Scott Grant)

Red Deer Optimist Chiefs name Cody Reynolds new head coach

There will be a new boss behind the bench when the next hockey season gets rolling for the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs.Cody Reynolds, a Sylvan Lake resident who's spent the last seven years as an assista...

Mar 21, 2020 (Red Deer College/6 Hearts Creative)

Red Deer’s Adam Sandstrom earns AJHL scholarship

Adam Sandstrom had his junior career come to an early end due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but he still received some welcome news this week. The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) announced the Red Dee...

Mar 20, 2020 Adam Sandstrom (Photo: AJHL)

Broncos' Thibeaux recognized as one of country's top collegiate players

Brittany Thibeaux of the Olds College Broncos women's basketball team has been named a 2019-20 All-Canadian by the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.Thibeaux had one of the most balanced season...

Mar 19, 2020 Olds College Broncos basketball star Brittany Thibeaux (#22 white) takes a jump shot in a game against the Medicine Hat College Rattlers. (Olds College)

River Bend open for skiing and hiking

There's at least one outdoors option available to Red Deerians who aren't self-isolated due to the COVID-19 situation.Skiing and hiking trails at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area, with management s...

Mar 19, 2020