Category Archives: Local Sports
Bast to play at World Junior A Hockey Challenge
Red Deer's Luke Bast will compete at the 2018 World Junior A Hockey Challenge. The defenceman for the Brooks Bandits has made the roster for Team West following selection camp this week in Calgary. Th...
Dec 05, 2018
Hunting Hills' Sedgwick named to Football Alberta U18 coaching staff
Hunting Hills Lightning head coach Kyle Sedgwick has been named to Football Alberta's U18 Coaching Staff for next three years of the Football Canada Cup. Sedgwick recently guided the Lightning to thei...
Dec 04, 2018
CARE to host Learn to Skate for newcomers for 7th year
Newcomers to Red Deer will once again have the chance to partake in one of Canada’s greatest activities this winter. Central Alberta Refugee Effort (CARE), in partnership with The City of Red De...
Dec 03, 2018
Raiders volleyball player named ASDC - Central Athlete of the Month
A competitive volleyball player from Red Deer has been named The Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-C) Athlete of the Month for November. Riley de Wit, 17, is a volleyball player with th...
Dec 03, 2018
2019 Inductees into Alberta Sports Hall of Fame announced
The newest group of inductees into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame was announced Monday morning. Inductees for 2019 include: Kreg Llewellyn – Water Skiing Athlete Mike Rogers – Hockey Athl...
Dec 03, 2018
Red Deer hockey player calls Alaska earthquake an 'eye-opening experience'
A college hockey player from Red Deer says he was left shaken, but not stirred after experiencing his first earthquake. Trey deGraaf is in his second year playing NCAA hockey with the Alaska Anchorage...
Dec 01, 2018
Red Deer Special Olympians taking part in Joey Moss floor hockey tournament
Athletes from Red Deer will be among those taking part in the 8Th Annual Special Olympics Joey Moss Floor Hockey Invitational in Edmonton December 1. On Saturday, 350 athletes and 24 teams from Airdri...
Nov 30, 2018
Weekend Scoreboard: Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2018
REBELS (16-8-1-0) Nov. 30 - vs. Calgary (10-13-2-1) >> Rebels win 6-2 (STORY) Dec. 1 - vs. Moose Jaw (13-5-3-1) >> Rebels lose 3-2 (STORY) Dec. 2 — @ Lethbridge >> Rebels lose ...
Nov 30, 2018
Red Deer MMA fighter wins world junior amateur title
A mixed martial arts fighter from Red Deer is celebrating a Junior World Championship earned in Manama, Bahrain this month. 20-year-old Jett Grande won the gold medal in the International Mixed Martia...
Nov 28, 2018
Midget AA West Central Tigers capture Las Vegas tourney championship
The West Central Tigers Midget AA hockey team is celebrating a big tournament win in Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend. The Tigers went 3-1 during round-robin play of the 18U AA International Silver ...
Nov 28, 2018