Category Archives: Local Sports
Rustlers stay undefeated with pair of wins
The Red Deer Senior Rustlers have a perfect 6-0 record and lead the North Central Hockey League after a pair of wins over the Whitecourt Wild and Bonnyville Senior Pontiacs this past weekend. Saturday...
Nov 06, 2018
Alberta cowboys claim titles at Canadian Finals Rodeo
Several local cowboys came out on top as the Canadian Finals Rodeo came to a rousing conclusion Sunday afternoon at the Enmax Centrium. Ponoka cowboy Wacey Finkbeiner was a double winner in bull ridin...
Nov 04, 2018
Central Lions Speed Skating Club taking rebuild in stride
The Red Deer Central Lions Speed Skating Club is in somewhat of a transitional phase. Zero skaters are in the running for spots on Team Alberta for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, but there'...
Nov 04, 2018
Canadian Finals Rodeo set for Championship Sunday
Canada's rodeo champions will be crowned Sunday afternoon as the 45th Canadian Finals Rodeo, the first in Red Deer, comes to a close. Two cowboys who will be in the spotlight on Championship Sunday ar...
Nov 04, 2018
Lightning defeat Raiders to win high school football title
The Hunting Hills Lightning are high school football league champions for the seventh time in nine years. The Lightning controlled from start to finish in a 27-8 win over the Lindsay Thurber Raiders S...
Nov 03, 2018
Weekend Scoreboard: Nov. 2-4, 2018
REBELS (10-4-1-0) Nov. 3 — @ Calgary Hitmen (5-9-2-0) >> Rebels win 1-0 (STORY) === ALLAN CUP WEST (SENIOR AAA) Nov. 3 Innisfail Eagles @ Rosetown Red Wings >> Innisfail loses 7-1 No...
Nov 03, 2018
Title races tighten at CFR 45
The first three rounds of this week’s Canadian Finals Rodeo were not kind to Scott Guenthner. The 2018 season leader had seen his spot at the top of the Canadian standings slip away. It was time...
Nov 03, 2018
New leaders at half-way point of CFR 45
RED DEER- For Ponoka bull rider Wacey Finkbeiner, good things come in threes. At his third Canadian Finals Rodeo, the 26-year-old is three for three after mastering Outlaw Buckers' Brahma Boots Chrome...
Nov 02, 2018
Championship games highlight busy local football schedule
It's another busy and exciting weekend on the local football scene. Thursday has a pair of high school consolation games on the docket with Wetaskiwin visiting Ponoka and Lacombe visiting Notre Dame (...
Nov 01, 2018
Record setting ride for Jake Vold in round two of CFR
RED DEER- It was another stand-out performance in round two of the Canadian Finals Rodeo for three time bareback champion Jake Vold. The Ponoka native who now calls Airdrie home earned a second consec...
Nov 01, 2018