Category Archives: Local Sports

Dinos, Golden Bears hitting the gridiron in Red Deer
University football action is coming to Red Deer this week. The U of C Dinos and U of A Golden Bears will battle in USports Canada West pre-season action at Setters Place at Great Chief Park Wednesday...
Aug 21, 2018

Riggers hoping experience and depth translates to success at nationals
After a disappointing loss to Sherwood Park in the Sunburst Baseball League final series, the Red Deer Riggers are shifting their focus to the Baseball Canada Men's National Championships in Victoria,...
Aug 20, 2018

Nielsen bringing Calder Cup to Red Deer
Red Deer's Servus Arena will be the site of a special visitor this week. Officials with Red Deer Minor Hockey have revealed alumni Andrew Nielsen will be bringing the Calder Cup to the Servus Arena on...
Aug 19, 2018

Pee Wee AAA DQ Braves win bronze at National Western Championships
Red Deer's Pee Wee AAA DQ Braves baseball team has won a bronze medal at this year's 13U National Western Championships held in Brandon, Manitoba August 16 - 19. The achievement came after a 9-4 win o...
Aug 19, 2018

PGA of Alberta Championship teeing off at Red Deer's River Bend
Most of the province's top golfers will be gathered at Red Deer's River Bend Golf Course this week for the annual PGA of Alberta Championship. The two-day event runs August 20-21 and has 92 golfers ta...
Aug 19, 2018

Bucs off to AFL championship after semi-final win over Calgary
The Central Alberta Buccaneers are off to the Alberta Football League (AFL) final after a 38-13 win over the Calgary Wolfpack at Setter's Place in Great Chief Park Saturday night. This means the Bucs ...
Aug 19, 2018

Riggers lose Sunburst Baseball League final but off to nationals
The Red Deer Riggers are turning their focus now to the Baseball Canada Men's National Championships in Victoria, B.C. next week following their Sunburst Baseball League Championship final series defe...
Aug 18, 2018

Red Deer's portion of Hlinka Gretzky Cup a resounding success
It's almost unfair that there are no more Hlinka Gretzky Cup games to be played in Red Deer this year. The action was so good over the course of three days and another day of exhibition games that Red...
Aug 09, 2018

Russia beats USA in final Hlinka Gretzky Cup game in Red Deer
If you're a Russian hockey fan and you like goals, Wednesday night's game versus the United States was fun to watch. Russia toppled the Americans 8-3 in the final preliminary-round game for Pool B at ...
Aug 08, 2018

Bucs ready for first place showdown
It's the game the Central Alberta Buccaneers have been building for all season. After dropping their season opener 32-10 on the road to the Ft. McMurray Monarchs back on June 2, the Bucs (6-1) welcome...
Aug 08, 2018