Category Archives: Local Sports
Football player at Red Deer's Notre Dame selected for national showcase
Ben McAuley, a 6'3" 180 pound wideout for Red Deer's Notre Dame Senior Cougars football squad, has been selected to play in the 2025 CFC Prospect Game in Hamilton, ON, later this month.The game featur...
May 09, 2025
Dave Struch steps down as head coach of Rebels
The Red Deer Rebels announced on Friday that Dave Struch has stepped down as head coach of the team.The club said Struch made the decision due to personal reasons."Thanks very much to the Rebels famil...
May 09, 2025
Rebels director of player personnel Novakoski breaks down results of WHL draft week
After a busy 48 hours, which culminated months of preparation by the Red Deer Rebels scouting staff, they can finally take a breathe.... at least for now.The Rebels drafted 13 players in the 2025 WHL ...
May 09, 2025
Founder of SLMFA Jeremy Braitenback retires after 28 years
As preparations for football season inch closer, the Sylvan Lake Minor Football Association (SLMFA) announced a change in leadership.Jeremy Braitenback, who founded the SLMFA in 1997, has decided to r...
May 09, 2025
Rebels select 13 players at WHL Prospects and U.S. Priority Drafts
The Red Deer Rebels wrapped up a busy day making a total of 13 selections in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft and the WHL U.S. Priority Draft. Here are all the selections made by the Rebels on Thursday: W...
May 08, 2025
Red Deer Riggers to begin 2025 campaign on Friday
The Red Deer Riggers senior AAA baseball club has reloaded and is set to take another run at the Sunburst League championship title.With a strong group of returners and an exciting addition of newcome...
May 08, 2025
Woody's Marathon runs new course for 25th year
Lace up your sneakers and get ready, get set and go to the 25th edition of Woody's RV World Marathon. The race kicks off May 18 and runners can choose to compete in a full marathon (42.2 km), half mar...
May 08, 2025
Red Deer Rebels select Nolan Wolitski seventh overall in WHL Prospects Draft
The Red Deer Rebels bolstered their blue line on Wednesday by selecting defenceman Nolan Wolitski seventh overall in the first round of the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft.Wolitski became the Rebels first se...
May 08, 2025
Rebels lose d-man Doogan Pederson in WHL Expansion Draft
The results of the 2025 Western Hockey League Expansion Draft have been released and the Red Deer Rebels have lost defenceman Doogan Pederson.The league's newest franchise, the Penticton Vees selected...
May 07, 2025
Meaningful to represent team & community, says Red Deer's Easton Daneault, named CJHL's top rookie
Humble as ever, Red Deer's Easton Daneault says he couldn't have been named Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Rookie of the Year without a lot of help from his linemates, team and community. The ho...
May 07, 2025