Category Archives: Local Sports
CFR begins new era in Red Deer
After 44 years in Edmonton, the Canadian Finals Rodeo made its Red Deer debut Tuesday night at the Enmax Centrium. If Tuesday's opening event is any indication Central Alberta rodeo fans are in for qu...
Oct 30, 2018
Optimist Chiefs battling inconsistency early in AMHL season
The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs didn't deserve to win on Saturday and they were probably fortunate to come away with the one point they did get. The Chiefs played from behind for the bulk of the game aga...
Oct 28, 2018
Alberta High School Football week 9 power rankings
The week 9 Football Alberta power rankings are out for high school football. Locally, there were two big games on Friday night, both semi-finals in city play. Lindsay Thurber, ranked 7th on the Tier 1...
Oct 28, 2018
Lightning down Cougars to punch ticket to high school football final
The Hunting Hills Lightning took care of business Friday as they advanced to the high school football city division final with a 38-7 win over the Notre Dame Cougars at Great Chief Park. Notre Dame co...
Oct 26, 2018
Thurber advances to high school football final
The Lacombe Rams gave the Lindsay Thurber Raiders everything they had Friday night at Great Chief Park. But in the end, the higher-ranked Raiders prevailed 20-10 in the high school football city divis...
Oct 26, 2018
Weekend Scoreboard: Oct. 26-28, 2018
REBELS (8-4-1-0) Oct. 26 - vs. Saskatoon Blades (8-4-1-0) >> Rebels win 4-3 in OT (STORY) Oct. 28 — @ Kootenay Ice (4-5-2-1) >> Rebels win 8-5 (STORY) === ALLAN CUP WEST (SENIOR AAA)...
Oct 26, 2018
Red Deer's pee wee football teams to battle for Blair Murray Trophy
Red Deer's two pee wee football teams are preparing for a head-to-head playoff match-up at Setter's Place at Great Chief Park this weekend. The Steelers (5-1) and the Hornets (5-1) will clash Saturday...
Oct 26, 2018
Seeley to play at World U17 Hockey Challenge
Ronan Seeley has been selected to play at the World U17 Hockey Challenge. The Olds native and former Red Deer Bantam AAA Rebels will skate for Canada White at the tournament, Nov 3-10 in New Brunswick...
Oct 24, 2018
Rustlers pillage Pirates to remain undefeated
The Red Deer Senior Rustlers and Sylvan Lake Pirates, the newest local rivals in the North Central Hockey League, met for the first time Saturday night in Penhold with the Rustlers skating away with a...
Oct 23, 2018
Grizzlys remain winless, VanHereweghe resigns
The nightmare start to the 2018-19 AJHL season continues for the Olds Grizzlys. The club lost two more games over the weekend, 3-2 to the Camrose Kodiaks and 12-0 to the top-ranked Brooks Bandits, to ...
Oct 22, 2018