Local Sports

High school volleyball zone finals set for Thursday

The zone champions in high school volleyball will be crowned Thursday night at Lindsay Thurber. On the 4A men's side it will be the Lindsay Thurber Raiders taking on the defending zone champion Huntin...

Nov 13, 2019

Team Alberta settles for 6th at U18 Nationals in Manitoba

Unfortunately for Team Alberta, the 2019 U18 National Hockey Championships in Winkler and Morden, MB did not go as planned.Alberta went 1-2 in its three preliminary round games, losing 3-2 to Saskatch...

Nov 10, 2019 Aryn Chambers (top) and Kylie Perry represented Team Alberta at the U18 Nationals in Manitoba this past week. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Riggers to host Men's National Championships in 2021

For the first time in 27 years, the Baseball Canada Men's National Championships will return to Alberta.The 2021 edition will be played at Great Chief Park in Red Deer, which happens to be one of just...

Nov 10, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Dome Sports opens on east side of Gasoline Alley

At 80 feet high, and 107,000 square feet, the new sports dome in Red Deer County is quite the sight to behold, both from the inside and outside.Noah Welch, an American hockey Olympian turned Red Deer ...

Nov 10, 2019 Noah Welch, the man behind Dome Sports in Red Deer County, with his daughter at the facility's open house on Saturday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Hunting Hills fall to Bert Church in provincial football semi-final

It was snowy, icy and cold with a windchill of -14 on Saturday for the Football Alberta Tier 2 provincial semifinal at Setters Place in Red Deer.Unfortunately for the Hunting Hills Lightning, it also ...

Nov 09, 2019 Hunting Hills Joe Hunt (#1 blue) returns a kick for a touchdown with under two minutes left in the game to get the score to 23-20. Bert Church ultimately won 30-20 to advance to the provincial final. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Red Deer Games Foundation accepting applications for latest round of grant funding

The Red Deer Games Foundation is now accepting applications for financial assistance for Red Deer and area athletes.The Foundation provides financial assistance to individuals demonstrating a high lev...

Nov 05, 2019

Provincials next up for several local football teams

Several local football teams are off to provincials this weekend. The Hunting Hills Lightning, who claimed the city division high school league over the Lacombe Rams by a score of 31-0 Saturday at Gre...

Nov 04, 2019

Weekly Scoreboard: November 4-10, 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 (5...

Nov 04, 2019

Winners crowned as 46th Canadian Finals Rodeo is in the books

The 46th Canadian Finals Rodeo has wrapped up as Red Deer hosted the event for a second time on the Westerner Park grounds this past week.Over the course of the week, more than $3000 was raised for fi...

Nov 03, 2019 Big Valley, Alberta's Zeke Thurston on Yo Yo Marbles during CFR 46 in Red Deer this past week. (Photo by Billie-Jean Duff - CPRA)

Larsen holds overall lead headed into final day of CFR 46

Orin Larsen is enjoying the 2019 Canadian Finals Rodeo. The four time CFR qualifier just made his second consecutive victory lap and is well placed heading into tomorrow's final performance, thanks in...

Nov 03, 2019 Orin Larsen on horse Special Delivery. (Photo by Billie-Jean Duff - CPRA)