Local Sports

Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month - March - Clarke Malo

It's time for the Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month for March, this time we recognize Clarke Malo. This Novice hockey player has dedicated himself to play the game he loves. Clarke pushes himself to ea...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 18, 2019 DQ Athlete of the Month

Five local players named to Team North for 2019 Senior Bowl

Football Alberta has selected 42 players to suit up for Team North at the 2019 Senior Bowl in Calgary on May Long Weekend. Team North features players from central Alberta high school programs:Defensi...

Apr 15, 2019

Lacombe Generals march past Innisfail Eagles to win 2019 Allan Cup on home ice

The Lacombe Generals are champions of the 111th Allan Cup.From the Gary Moe Sportsplex in Lacombe, the Gens and Innisfail Eagles wrapped up the week-long tournament for the senior men's AAA national t...

Apr 13, 2019 The Lacombe Generals are 2019 Allan Cup champions after defeating the Innisfail Eagles 5-2 on Saturday night. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Local man has big vision for blind hockey

A Lacombe man is trying to bring a blind hockey team to the region.Dustin Butterfield, now 37, has a genetic condition that has worsened his vision over time. Now, he needs more people to show interes...

Apr 13, 2019 Dustin Butterfield (92) competes at the recent 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament at Ryerson University last month. (Serena Webber)

Red Deer trio named to Team Alberta U17 football squad

Football Alberta has announced its U17 Team Alberta team for the Pacific Challenge this summer in Hawaii. Three Red Deer players have made the team - linebackers Joel DeMale from Hunting Hills and Cha...

Apr 13, 2019

Generals clip Red Wings, will meet Innisfail in Allan Cup final

The Lacombe Generals will meet the Innisfail Eagles in Saturday's Allan Cup final.Fans at the Gary Moe Sportsplex were crammed tighter than sardines on Friday night for what was the second of two semi...

Apr 12, 2019 (Doug Mathieson)

Innisfail Eagles advance to first ever Allan Cup final

In their first ever appearance in the Allan Cup, the Innisfail Eagles are flying into the championship final.The Eagles beat defending champion Stoney Creek 3-2 Friday afternoon at Lacombe's Gary Moe ...

Apr 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Annie L. Gaetz students share in football fun with the pros

It was a fun Football Friday for several dozen students in Red Deer. Grade 5 students from Annie L. Gaetz Elementary hit the indoor field at the Collicutt Centre with some members of the CFL's Edmonto...

Apr 12, 2019 Tanner Green (right) was joined by some of his Edmonton Eskimos teammates Friday morning in Red Deer (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Innisfail advances to Allan Cup semifinals

The Innisfail Eagles picked an ideal time for their first ever Allan Cup win. The Eagles took out the Haut-Madawaska Panthers 5-1 in quarterfinals action Thursday night at the Gary Moe Auto Group Spor...

Apr 11, 2019 Caylan Walls celebrates his late second period goal vs. Haut-Madawaska in the Allan Cup quarterfinals Thursday in Lacombe (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

LaGrange named Buccaneers head coach

The Central Alberta Buccaneers are welcoming a mainstay on the local football scene as their new head coach. Gary LaGrange takes the reins of the Alberta Football League club for the 2019 season.LaGra...

Apr 11, 2019 Gary LaGrange