Category Archives: Local Sports
Final Leg of Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run underway
A torch lighting ceremony took place on the steps of the Alberta Legislature on Tuesday to kick off the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 2017 Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games. T...
May 16, 2017
Central Alberta Basketball Club continues to grow and succeed
Thirteen teams representing the Central Alberta Basketball Club (CABC) competed in the recent "Swoosh All In One" tournament in Olds. "This is the first time that basketball between Calgary and Edmont...
May 16, 2017
Thunder Country athletes earn big medal haul at Provincials
The Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club came home with 32 medals following the Alberta Trampoline and Tumbling Provincial Championships in Calgary last weekend: Keegan Soehn won gold in Sen...
May 16, 2017
Documentary follows armwrestlers' passion for their sport
Film crews will be working at a very unique event in Red Deer this weekend. Arm Nation, a 13-episode series tentatively set to air on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network in late 2018, will be sh...
May 12, 2017
Record numbers for this weekend's Women's Fun Run
A record number of participants will take part in this year's Red Deer Primary Care Network Women's Fun Run. The event, which takes places on Saturday, is raising funds for the Mustard Seed school lun...
May 12, 2017
Fast and Female: Inspiring Young Girls in Sport
Teenagers have it tough. There have been enough TV shows like The O.C. or Boy Meets World to show us that, but the one troublesome issue that is not talked about and seriously affects teenage girls is...
May 12, 2017
Red Deer trampoline competitors qualify for world championships
Seven members with the Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club from Red Deer competed at the recent Canada Cup Trampoline Championships in Calgary. The competition featured competitors from acr...
May 11, 2017
Bast named Top Defenceman in AMHL
Luke Bast of the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs has been named as the Alberta Midget Hockey League's Top Defenceman. Also named to the league’s First All-Star Team, Bast racked up 32 points and just 1...
May 09, 2017
ASDC Female Athlete of the Month: Leah Brunner
The Alberta Sport Development Centre - Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce their Female Athlete of the Month for April 2017 is Leah Brunner. Brunner, a 16-year-old Red Deer County resident and Gra...
May 07, 2017
Two Red Deer players selected for U17 Team Alberta football squad
Dolan Hills, linebacker for the Hunting Hills Lightning and Darian Zager, offensive lineman for the Notre Dame Cougars been named to Team Alberta U17 by Football Alberta. The team was selected followi...
May 07, 2017