Category Archives: Local Sports
Smith racks up swimming medals at world juniors
Swimming phenom Rebecca Smith has quite a medal collection to show from her time at the FINA World Junior Championships. The Red Deer native won the silver medal Monday in the women's 100-m butterfly ...
Aug 28, 2017
Riggers split Friday games at nationals
The Red Deer Riggers sit with a 2-1 record through two days of action at the 2017 Baseball Canada Men’s National Championship in Victoria. The Riggers played twice on Friday, beating Manitoba 4-...
Aug 26, 2017
Riggers shut down defending champs to open nationals
The Red Deer Riggers couldn't have picked a better way to open the 2017 Baseball Canada Men’s National Championship. The Riggers beat the two-time defending champion Tecumseh Thunder 3-1 in thei...
Aug 24, 2017
Smith wins relay gold at World Junior Swimming Championships
It was a fantastic opening to the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships for Red Deer's Rebecca Smith. The 17-year-old won gold Wednesday in Indianapolis as a member of Canada's women's 4×200 m...
Aug 24, 2017
Bruce eagles final hole to win PGA of Alberta title
What a way to win a championship! Trailing the leaders by one shot, Adam Bruce eagled the final hole Tuesday at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area to win the 2017 PGA of Alberta Championship. The ass...
Aug 23, 2017
Former Catalina coach joins SFU swim team staff
The former head coach of the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club is joining the university sports ranks. Mandi Smith has joined the Simon Fraser University Clan as the new assistant coach with their swimming ...
Aug 22, 2017
Calgary selects Baumgardt in first round of CWHL Draft
A hockey star from Innisfail will be close to home when she starts her pro career. Defenceman Taryn Baumgardt was selected fifth overall by the Calgary Inferno during Sunday's 2017 Canadian Women's Ho...
Aug 22, 2017
Titans Rugby Club players win gold at nationals
Some members of the Red Deer Titans Rugby Club just celebrated a golden weekend. A total of 14 Titans players represented Alberta at the Canadian Rugby Championships in Calgary, 11 of them came away w...
Aug 22, 2017
Glencross roughstock event rides into sixth year
The Glencross Invitational Charity Roughstock Event is saddling up for its sixth year of raising important funds for two worthy central Alberta charitable organizations. Along with its accompanying po...
Aug 22, 2017
PGA of Alberta Championship underway at River Bend
The 2017 PGA of Alberta Championship is underway at Red Deer's River Bend Golf Course. The 36-hole stroke play competition features a field made up of Category I & II PGA of Alberta members from a...
Aug 21, 2017