Local Sports

Half the field is set for Humpty’s Champions Cup in Olds

The town of Olds is preparing to host the Humpty's Champions Cup, a bonspiel that will bring the world's top curlers to the community from April 29 to May 3, 2020. There are still a dozen men's and wo...

Dec 06, 2019

Dionne elected to Alberta Sports Hall of Fame

Five athletes, four builders and five award winners will join the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.Among them is Red Deer native Deidra Dionne, who jumped her way to a bronze medal in freestyle aer...

Dec 05, 2019 Deidra Dionne flies over the crowd on her first jump on her way to a bronze medal in women’s aerials at Deer Valley, Utah during the Winter Olympics, Mon., Feb. 18, 2002. (CP PHOTO/HO/COC/Mike Ridewood)

Weekly Scoreboard: December 2-8, 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.comRED DEER REBELS (8...

Dec 02, 2019

Wesley and Anderson talk shop and hockey roots at Hometown Hockey

For Glen Wesley and Glenn Anderson, being a part of the Hometown Hockey festivities this weekend in Red Deer was an opportunity to get back to some of their hockey roots.Wesley, Red Deer born and bred...

Dec 01, 2019 Red Deer native Glen Wesley signs autographs and meets with fans during Hometown Hockey festivities in downtown Red Deer on Saturday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Lessons learned as Ron MacLean comes home for Hometown Hockey

It's no secret that the past few weeks have been tumultuous for Ron MacLean.His 34-year on-air partnership with Don Cherry came to a sudden end following Cherry's controversial comments that led to hi...

Nov 30, 2019 (Rogers Hometown Hockey promotional photo)

Saturday gala celebrating female hockey in Red Deer

The second annual Sutter Fund Female Hockey Gala goes this weekend at the Learning Commons at Red Deer College. Event co-chair Tracy Burghardt says the fundraiser supports eight Red Deer Minor Hockey ...

Nov 29, 2019 (Sutter Fund Female Hockey Gala)

ASDC-Central Male Athlete of the Month: Adam Turgeon

A competitive baseball athlete from Red Deer has been named the Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-C) Athlete of the Month for November.Adam Turgeon is a 16-year-old Grade 11 student at ...

Nov 29, 2019 Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-Central) Male Athlete of the Month: 16-year-old Adam Turgeon.

Sutter Fund Chiefs players vying for Winter Games spots

U15 female hockey tryouts are taking place this weekend ahead of the 2020 Alberta Winter Games in Airdrie.Tryouts, which include skill testing and scrimmages, run Friday through Sunday in Innisfail an...

Nov 28, 2019 All but one player from the bantam Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, who won the Pacific Coast Female Rep Hockey Classic in Richmond, BC to start the season, will be trying out this weekend for the 2020 Alberta Winter Games in Airdrie. (Supplied)

Rustlers excited for weekend showdown versus Generals

The Red Deer Rustlers are excited to step into a bigger spotlight this weekend. The local Senior AA squad is bringing its act from Penhold to the Servus Arena as they take on the Lacombe Generals duri...

Nov 28, 2019 (Photo: Dennis Berg)

Weekly Scoreboard: Nov. 25-Dec 1, 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.comRED DEER REBELS (7...

Nov 25, 2019