Category Archives: Local Sports

Long-time boxing coach steps into the ring for Golden Gloves tournament
He's been in the corner of many of Red Deer's top fighters for over a decade. Now he's stepping into the ring to prove that he, too, has that it takes to succeed. Roman Rzepowski will be competing in ...
May 17, 2018

Woody's Marathon celebrating 20 years in Red Deer
Hundreds of runners will converge on Red Deer's scenic river valley trails this weekend for the 20th Annual Woody's RV World Marathon. The event kicks-off with participants picking up their race packa...
May 17, 2018

ASDC-Central Male Athlete of the Month: Alex Gerrard
A golfer from Red Deer County has been named the Alberta Sport Development Centre-Central (ASDC-C) Male Athlete of the Month for May. Alex Gerrard, 14, is a grade nine student at Hunting Hills High Sc...
May 17, 2018

Notre Dame's Flunder named bantam football coach of the year
Justin Flunder of the Notre Dame Jr. Cougars has been named Football Alberta's Bantam Coach of the Year. Flunder has had a brief but very successful run at the minor level in Red Deer. As the Red Deer...
May 17, 2018

Huseby achieves career highlight with Memorial Cup assignment
As it is for players, earning your way onto the ice at the Memorial Cup is a goal for many officials across the country. That includes Chad Huseby, one of three WHL linesmen who'll be making calls whe...
May 16, 2018

Tradition Lives lacrosse tournament returns to Red Deer this weekend
Lacrosse teams from across Alberta will gather in Red Deer this weekend for one of the biggest tournaments of the year. The 27th Annual Tradition Lives Box Lacrosse Tournament runs May 19-21 and will ...
May 15, 2018

4-0 weekend for Bantam AAA Braves
The Red Deer Bantam AAA Braves were a perfect 4-0 this past weekend. The Braves started by defeating Camrose 12-2 Saturday afternoon on the strength of home runs from Levi Hammond and Dakota Clubine. ...
May 15, 2018

Pickleball players overjoyed with council over approval of new facility site
“It’s a great day to be a baby boomer,” quipped Red Deer City Councillor Ken Johnston who was referring to council’s long-awaited approval of a site for a new pickleball facili...
May 14, 2018

Rampage earn Mother's Day win over Olds
The Red Deer Rampage major lacrosse team earned a 16 – 7 win Sunday night over the Olds Mavericks. Elijah Johanson and Connor Shantz had hat tricks to highlight Red Deer's win. Ben Arifin, Logan...
May 14, 2018

U19B Rage open 2018 season with victories
Aesthetic Solutions U19B Rage Fastball continued their winning streak into Sunday. The Rage defeated Unity, Saskatchewan 11-3 after 5 innings. Emily LeMasurier went 3/4 with 3RBI’s. The winning ...
May 12, 2018