Local Sports

Artistic swimmer named ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month

A competitive artistic swimmer from Red Deer has been named the Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-C) Athlete of the Month for December.Olivia Moreau, 15, is a Grade 10 student at Ecole ...

Dec 31, 2019 Olivia Moreau, 15, is an Artistic swimmer with the Red Deer Silhouettes and a Grade 10 student at École Secondaire Notre Dame High School in Red Deer. She is December's ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month. (ASDC-Central)

Optimist Chiefs set to battle at Mac's Midget tournament

The puck drops today at the 42nd annual Mac's Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament in Calgary, with the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs set to take part once again.The prestigious ice hockey tournament h...

Dec 27, 2019

Local hockey legend Wynne Dempster passes away at age 68

The local hockey community is mourning the loss of a legend.Wynne Dempster lost his battle with brain cancer over the weekend at age 68. Originally from Grimshaw, Alberta, Dempster was a star for the ...

Dec 23, 2019 Wynne Dempster (Photo: iMediaTV/Rene Rondeau)

Parker Thompson gearing up for another run at glory in 2020

Parker Thompson has a massive 2020 ahead of him as he resumes his chase for the bright lights of the IndyCar Series where the world's best are racing.This week, Thompson announced he has signed with D...

Dec 17, 2019

Red Deer's Danielson to play for Canada at Winter Youth Olympic Games

Team Canada is set for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Jan. 9-22 in Lausanne, Switzerland.Among those named to the squad is Red Deer native Nate Danielson. The 15-year-old forward is currently pl...

Dec 16, 2019

Lacoka hockey players to face alumni this weekend

Alumni and current players of the Lacoka Midget hockey program will once again face off this weekend.The alumni tournament was launched last year as a way to show young female athletes that women's ho...

Dec 16, 2019

Weekly Scoreboard: Dec. 16-31, 2019

*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.comRELATED: Weekly Sc...

Dec 16, 2019

High school football year-end award winners for 2019

The Central Alberta High School Football League honoured its best of the year at a recent banquet in Red Deer. Will Moir of the Lindsay Thurber Raiders took home top honours as the City Division MVP f...

Dec 09, 2019 Will Moir (Photo supplied)

Weekly Scoreboard: Dec. 9-15, 2019

*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.comRELATED: Weekly Sc...

Dec 09, 2019

Eight bantam Sutter Fund Chiefs to play at 2020 Alberta Games

The bantam elite Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs will be well represented at the upcoming Alberta Winter Games in Airdrie.All but one member of the team tried out last weekend in Innisfail for their zone ...

Dec 07, 2019