Category Archives: Local Sports
Lalor helps Canada to bronze in Women's Baseball World Cup qualifier
Red Deer's Kelsey Lalor and her Team Canada mates have qualified for the Women's World Cup of Baseball.The squad was competing over the last several days in a qualifying tournament held in Mexico.The ...
Aug 25, 2019 (@BaseballCANWNT on Twitter)
Red Deer's Bergheim wins Alberta Junior Tour boys championship
The 24th season of the McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour is officially in the books after wrapping up this weekend at Ponoka's Wolf Creek Golf Resort.Cole Bergheim of Red Deer is the boys champion, wi...
Aug 25, 2019 (Alberta Golf)
Bucs lose Alberta Football League championship in heartbreaking fashion
CALGARY -The football gods were not in the Central Alberta Buccaneers' favour on Saturday at McMahon Stadium where the club was looking to clinch its first title since entering the Alberta Football Le...
Aug 25, 2019 The Central Alberta Buccaneers, dejected after a 30-26 championship loss at Calgary's McMahon Stadium, shake hands with their longtime rival Calgary Wolfpack post-game. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Bucs look to win first AFL title this weekend
For the third time in four years the Central Alberta Buccaneers find themselves one win away from a league championship. This year, though, they hope to finally get over the hump and bring it home.The...
Aug 23, 2019
Calgary's Heffernan wins PGA of Alberta Championship
Wes Heffernan of Calgary took the title at the PGA of Alberta Championship held Monday and Tuesday at River Bend. The pro from the Dynamic Motion Golf Performance Centre turned in rounds of 63 and 67 ...
Aug 21, 2019
Alberta Masters Games set to hit Rocky
The Alberta Masters Games are upon us with this Thursday's opening ceremonies set to bring pyrotechnics, local dancers and cheerleaders, dignitaries and concerts.It took a myriad of people to bring th...
Aug 21, 2019
Local golfers competing in national tournaments
A pair of central Alberta golfers are competing in some high profile tournaments this week.Lynn Kuehn of the Lacombe Golf and Country Club competed at the Canadian Women's Mid-Amateur and Senior Champ...
Aug 20, 2019
Innisfail water skier earns gold with Team Canada at World Championships
Central Alberta water skier Dorien Llewellyn is celebrating another gold medal win this summer.The Innisfail native and his Team Canada teammates earned an Overall Team gold at the 2019 IWWF World Wat...
Aug 20, 2019 Dorien Llewellyn of Innisfail (third from right) celebrates an Overall Team gold medal win at the 2019 IWWF World Waterski Championships held in Malaysia Aug. 13-18.
Saskatoon wins 18U AAA baseball title
The Saskatoon Cubs won the Western Canadian 18U AAA Baseball Championship in Red Deer over the weekend. The Cubs took a thrilling 9-8 extra innings win over Northern Lights Academy (Grande Prairie) in...
Aug 19, 2019
Buccaneers topple Monarchs setting up AFL final against Calgary
The Central Alberta Buccaneers are headed to the Alberta Football League final.They beat the Fort McMurray Monarchs 28-20 at Setters Place on Saturday night, and will now go toe-to-toe with the Calgar...
Aug 17, 2019 The Central Alberta Buccaneers and Fort McMurray Monarchs shake hands following the Bucs 28-20 AFL semi-final win on Saturday night in Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)