Category Archives: Local Sports

Chase Brewster's memory lives on in hockey tournament's 9th year
For the 9th straight year, 12 peewee B hockey teams competed at Red Deer's Kinsmen Arenas in honour of Chase Brewster. In 2010, at the age of 12, Gateway Christian student Chase Brewster died suddenly...
Feb 03, 2019

Weekend Scoreboard: Feb. 1-3
REBELS (28-16-2-1) Feb. 1 – @ Lethbridge (25-15-4-4) >> 6-2 loss (STORY) Feb. 2 – vs. Calgary (25-19-3-1) >> 5-1 loss (STORY) === ALLAN CUP HOCKEY WEST (SENIOR AAA) Feb. 1 Laco...
Feb 02, 2019

Red Deer Ski Club hosts successful competition in advance of Winter Games
Young skiers from across the province gathered at Canyon Ski Resort near Red Deer last weekend to compete in the Alberta North U21 Regional Giant Slalom Race hosted by the Red Deer Ski Club (RDSC). Re...
Feb 01, 2019

Hunting Hills student named ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month
A competitive rugby athlete from Red Deer has been named this month's Alberta Sport Development Centre-Central (ASDC) Athlete of the Month for January. Zac Sanderson, 17, is a grade 11 student at Hunt...
Jan 31, 2019

Red Deer Fencing Club medals in Calgary
RED DEER- Two members from the Red Deer Fencing Club attended the Ares Open in Calgary on January 19. Nicolas Pelz won gold in U11 boy’s epee. Louise Zanussi placed 12th in women’s senior ...
Jan 30, 2019

Pirates marooned in game one versus strong Red Deer Rustlers
The North Central Hockey League’s two newest teams dropped the puck on the playoffs Saturday afternoon in front of a large crowd at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. In the end, the Red De...
Jan 26, 2019

Weekend Scoreboard: Jan. 25-27, 2019
REBELS (27-14-2-1) Jan. 25 - vs. Medicine Hat Tigers (26-16-2-2) >> 5-3 loss (STORY) Jan. 26 - vs. Prince George Cougars (16-24-3-2) >> 5-1 win (STORY) === ALLAN CUP HOCKEY WEST (SENIOR AA...
Jan 25, 2019

Rustlers, Pirates to meet in first playoff series for both teams
Expansion cousins the Red Deer Rustlers and Sylvan Lake Pirates are set to meet in round one of the North Central Hockey League playoffs. The second-place Rustlers drew the seventh-place Pirates in th...
Jan 25, 2019

MacLean joins Rebels in Paint the Community event
Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean and members of the Red Deer Rebels were among the special guests in attendance at the Bridges Community Living Centre Tuesday for the seventh annual Paint the Comm...
Jan 22, 2019

Speed skating oval at Setters Place hosts 1st Jeremy Wotherspoon Open
The ice at the new speed skating oval at Red Deer's Great Chief Park could be the fastest in Canada on the right day, according to a local coach. Nick Schultz, a coach with the Red Deer Central Lions ...
Jan 20, 2019