Category Archives: Local Sports

Register for spring recreation programming in Ponoka starting March 6
Town of Ponoka PSA -- Registration for spring recreation programming opens on Friday, March 6 starting at 9 a.m. online on the Town of Ponoka's website at Ponoka.ca/p/recreation-programming or in pers...
Mar 05, 2026

U13 A Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships coming to Red Deer
The 2026 Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships U13 A Division will take place March 19 - 22, 2026, at Servus Arena in Red Deer. Red Deer Minor Hockey along with the Red Deer Motors U13 A Chiefs say ...
Mar 05, 2026 The Red Deer Motors U13 A team, this year's host of the U13 A Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships in Red Deer March 19-22, 2026. (Image Credit: Red Deer Minor Hockey)

This week in RDP Athletics: March 6-8
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Hockey squad will open the ACAC Championship. The RDP Indoor Track team will compete at the ACAC Championships in Edmonton. The Kings Hockey team will play t...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: RDP Athletics/Supplied)

RDP Athletics recap: Feb. 27 - March 1
The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Volleyball team earned gold at the ACAC Men's Volleyball Championship. The RDP Queens Volleyball team finished fifth at the ACAC Women's Volleyball Championship. The Que...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: RDP Athletics/Supplied)

RDP Athletes of the Week: Feb. 27 - March 1
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Tora Ward (Queens Hockey) and Colby Nemeth (Kings Volleyball) as the Boston Pizza RDP Athletes of the Week:Tora Ward - Queens HockeyProgr...
Mar 05, 2026 (Image Credit: RDP Athletics/Supplied)

Saskatoon Blades take late lead in win over Rebels
The Red Deer Rebels pushed until the end, but fell 3-2 to the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday night at the SaskTel Centre.For most of the game, it was a good old-fashioned battle of the goaltenders as B...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)

Lacombe's Brady McKinlay named to Golf Canada's 2026 men's national team
Lacombe's Brady McKinlay has been named to the 2026 Canadian men's national golf team. The 25-year-old professional golfer was one of 12 men and 12 women named to the roster announced by Golf Canada. ...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Christian Bender/Golf Canada)

Rebels legend Darcy Kuemper to be honoured with bobblehead this Saturday
The Red Deer Rebels announced Darcy Kuemper will receive his own bobblehead this week.The recent member of Team Canada and Rebels goalie legend has been named the 11th member of the Rebels alumni to r...
Mar 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Red Deer Rebels/Supplied)

Rebels storm back in third to stun Raiders
Fans tuning in to the Red Deer Rebels game on Tuesday night caught a glimpse of what could be a potential first-round playoff series in the upcoming WHL postseason.In a showdown with the Eastern Confe...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Mark Peterson/Prince Albert Raiders)

Lockdown ends safely at Lacombe school
A lockdown had to be put in place at a school in Lacombe on Monday.Lacombe Police Service (LPS) has confirmed that at 3:45 p.m., cole James S. McCormick School (5424 50 Street) was the subject of a th...
Mar 03, 2026