Category Archives: Local Sports

Weekend Scoreboard: Oct. 5-7
RED DEER REBELS (WHL) Sat. Oct. 6 Rebels 4, Prince Albert 3 (game story) === ALLAN CUP WEST (SENIOR AAA) Sat. Oct. 6 Stony Plain Eagles 4, Innisfail Eagles 3 === NORTH CENTRAL (SENIOR AA) Sat. Oct. 6 ...
Oct 08, 2018

Former RDC Kings bench boss brings Houston pee wee team to town
A pee wee team from Houston, Texas is one of 10 competing in the Red Deer Minor Hockey Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament this weekend at the Kinsmen Arenas. The team is coached by Ron Kraft, a form...
Oct 05, 2018

Senior Rustlers open inaugural season Saturday
The Red Deer Senior AA Rustlers kick off their inaugural North Central Hockey League season Saturday night against the Oil Barons in Devon. Following a 6-2 pre-season win against the Eckville Eagles o...
Oct 05, 2018

Alberta Cup comes to Red Deer
Hockey Alberta has announced the Alberta Cup is coming to Red Deer . The tournament will be played at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in both 2019 and 2020. The 2019 event will be held April 24...
Oct 04, 2018

Alberta High School Football week 5 power rankings
The latest Football Alberta high school power rankings are out following week four action. The Tier 1 Lindsay Thurber Raiders (3-1) fell from the 8-spot to number 10 after a 24-17 loss to Tier 2 Hunti...
Sep 30, 2018

Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month August 2018 - Bella Wallin
Red Deer’s Bella Wallin has been selected as our rdnewsNOW “Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month” for August. Wallin has been making some noise in the Equine world. From Red Deer, Ponoka...
Sep 28, 2018

Autistic football fan enjoys big day with Hunting Hills bantams
A young football fan had a pretty special day last weekend. Eleven-year-old Gabriel Eyers was watching football with his mom and a family friend at Great Chief Park on Saturday. Gabriel has Autism and...
Sep 27, 2018

Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month July 2018 - Sheila Crouch
Red Deer’s Sheila Crouch has been selected as our rdnewsNOW “Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month” for July. Crouch is a talented Pickleball player who’s taken the sport to new hei...
Sep 26, 2018

Lacombe Generals hosting preseason tournament starting tonight
The Lacombe Generals are hosting the Allan Cup West Hockey Pre-Season Tournament. The annual tournament features all five ACHW teams (Lacombe, Innisfail, Stony Plain, Fort Saskatchewan and Rosetown) a...
Sep 26, 2018

St. Joseph Falcons baseball team gearing up for first game
It’s finally time for the St. Joseph High School Ball Academy to step up to the plate. The Falcons first ever home-opener goes Tuesday night at Great Chief Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p...
Sep 24, 2018