Category Archives: Local Sports
Innisfail, Stony Plain begin battle for Allan Cup berth
The Innisfail Eagles and Stony Plain Eagles do it for real starting this weekend as they battle for a spot at the 2020 Allan Cup in Hamilton and Dundas, Ontario. With no other Senior AAA teams around ...
Feb 21, 2020 Brian Sutter (rdnewsNOW file photo)
"Blind Hockey Battle of Alberta" goes Saturday in Red Deer
A local man's vision for a blind hockey game in Red Deer will come true this Saturday.Dustin Butterfield started a blind hockey team, the Central Alberta Bullseye, with other blind and visually impair...
Feb 20, 2020
Parrington, Allen-Gullion named Olds College Broncos Athletes of the Week
Basketball standouts Landon Parrington and Michaela Allen-Gullion have been named A&W Broncos Athletes of the Week.College officials say Landon Parrington was one of the few bright spots for the m...
Feb 20, 2020 (Olds College)
Vipers, Wranglers to battle in round two of HJHL playoffs
Two longtime local rivals will be doing battle in the second round of Heritage Junior Hockey League playoffs. The Red Deer Vipers and Sylvan Lake Wranglers will tangle after the Wranglers won their op...
Feb 18, 2020
Local soccer teams earn medals at Family Day Indoor Tournament
It was an impressive medal haul for a number of Red Deer soccer teams over the weekend during the 19th Annual Family Day Indoor Soccer Tournament.Officials with Red Deer City Soccer Association (RDCSA...
Feb 18, 2020 Renegades U17 Boys, gold medal winners at the 19th Annual Family Day Indoor Soccer Tournament held in Red Deer over the weekend. (RDCSA)
Weekly Scoreboard: February 17-23, 2020
*All records shown are current prior to the week beginning**If you have a local sports score or story you'd like to see on our website, email news@rdnewsnow.com or josh@rdnewsnow.comDQ ATHLETE OF THE ...
Feb 17, 2020
Special Olympians headed to Thunder Bay this month
Three local athletes, as well as one coach and mission staff are headed to the 2020 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay.The Games are set for Feb. 25-29, with Team Alberta sending a sq...
Feb 16, 2020
Family Day soccer tourney finds a home at the dome
Red Deer City Soccer Association is hosting teams from across the province this weekend for the annual Family Day tournament.From U11-13, and U17, 29 teams are playing at the new sports dome in Gasoli...
Feb 15, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Earl, Parrington, named Olds College Broncos Athletes of the Week
A pair of basketball standouts have been named this week's A&W Olds College Broncos Athletes of the Week.Women's basketball student-athlete Dani Earl had an outstanding weekend, coming up big for ...
Feb 14, 2020 (Olds College)
Legacy of 2019 Games lives on through new local sport authority
The legacy from the 2019 Canada Winter Games lives on in Red Deer. Dozens of volunteers, sponsors, Funding Party representatives, staff and Board members gathered Thursday at the Gary W. Harris Canada...
Feb 13, 2020 Video looking back on the 2019 Canada Winter Games, narrated by Ron MacLean