Category Archives: Local Sports
Lindsay Thurber Raiders senior volleyball teams medal at provincials
The Lindsay Thurber Raiders senior volleyball teams came home with some hardware following the 2024 Alberta Sports Athletic Association (ASAA) 4A Provincial Championship.The boy's won gold after defea...
Dec 05, 2024
Rebels erase two-goal deficit to defeat Blades in shootout
The Red Deer Rebels erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to win 5-4 in a shootout against the Saskatoon Blades.On Wednesday night in front of 3,332 fans at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Re...
Dec 04, 2024
Locally trained Nicholas Bennett named Male Swimmer of the Year - Paralympic Program
Swimming Canada has named Nicholas Bennett, who trains in Red Deer, as its Male Swimmer of the Year - Paralympic Program for his second year-in-a-row. He was first honoured with the title last year af...
Dec 04, 2024
Rebels win third-straight in road victory over P.A. Raiders
The Red Deer Rebels road trip through Saskatchewan and Manitoba got off to a hot start.The Rebels won their third-straight contest on Tuesday night in a 3-2 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders at t...
Dec 03, 2024
Hunting Hills Lightning bring home Bantam medal following provincial finals win
The Hunting Hills Lightning Football team has brought home a Bantam provincial medal after clinching the provincial Tier II championship of the season. The Lightning defeated the Brooks Roadrunners 27...
Dec 03, 2024
RDP Queens Volleyball to be Inducted in Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame has announced 12 Class of 2025 Inductees, including the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Volleyball team (1981-1989). The Class of 2025 includes athletes, coaches and builde...
Dec 03, 2024
RDP Athletes of the week: Nov. 29-Dec. 1
Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Rachel Harvey (Queens Basketball) and Clay Sleeva (Kings Hockey) as the RDP Athletes of the Week.Rachel Harvey Queens Basketball Program ...
Dec 03, 2024
RDP Athletics weekend recap: Nov. 29-Dec. 1
This past week, the RDP Kings and Queens completed their final regular season games of 2024. The Red Deer Polytechnic Queens Basketball squad defeated the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings and N...
Dec 03, 2024
Parent of hockey referee calling for change after son verbally abused by coach
A local parent of a young hockey referee is calling on Hockey Alberta and her local minor hockey association to do more to protect young officials after her son was allegedly verbally berated by a coa...
Dec 03, 2024
Rebels ink Toporowski to bolster blueline
The Red Deer Rebels have added some permanent American punch on the back end with the signing of Dmitri Toporowski.Toporowski, an 18-year-old blueliner from Massachusetts, has appeared in four games w...
Dec 02, 2024