With just four days until the second-ever Surge 2 Red Deer showcase, excitement for the Calgary Surge is beginning to grow.This Sunday, May 31, the Calgary-based professional basketball team will face the Edmonton Stingers at 4 p.m. at the Centrium in a rematch.A year ago, the two clubs met in an electrifying regular s...

Sylvan Lake Gulls baseball has officially returned to the lake.After a long winter, the Gulls are back and are motivated after their 2025 season ended heartbreakingly, falling to the Regina Red Sox in the Western Canadian Baseball League Championship Series.It was the team's first-ever trip to the league finals, and to...

Ticket sales for the Inaugural Red Deer Pro Rodeo surpassed initial expectations, according to Westerner Park.Following the three-day event at the Centrium from Thursday through Saturday last week, organizers are reporting that there was a strong community demand for professional rodeo in central Alberta."This wee...

A pair of Alberta Golf Tour tournaments will take place this weekend in central Alberta.On Saturday, May 30, the Battle at the Bend will take place at the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area.The stroke play tournament, which will begin as a shotgun start at 2 p.m., will feature approximately 120 players.Meanwhile, on S...

The Red Deer Games Foundation reports that applications are now open for local athletes looking for financial assistance.The application deadline is Wednesday, June 3, and the grant is intended for individuals living in Red Deer and area who demonstrate a high level of ability and strong dedication to their sport.The a...

The Red Deer Pro Rodeo officially began on Thursday evening, kicking off three days of action.The family-friendly event will continue on Friday and Saturday at the Centrium at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Centrium or online at the Tickets Alberta website.The rodeo features the top athletes in the rodeo scene ...

In honour of a career that spanned from professional baseball to starting the Red Deer Riggers, Red Deer's Peter Duncan has been named among the 2026 inductees into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.Duncan joins nine inductees in the individual category, three in the team category, and one in the family category, ...

Have you ever wanted to try disc golf, but you face personal barriers to doing so? Or perhaps you've never considered the difficulty of playing with a different level of physical ability. On May 24, join the local disc golf community at the 'Playing In My Shoes' event at the Red Deer Polytechnic course. The event is su...

Red Deer Polytechnic rodeo athlete Kaybree Zunti has been named the Canadian College Finals Rodeo (CCFR) High Point Cowgirl.She earned the title after accumulating 795 points during the Canadian Collegiate Rodeo Association (CCRA) season.She was consistently ranked at or near the top of the leaderboard throughout the 2...

The Alberta High School Sports Hall of Fame has come calling for Kathy Lalor.The longtime coach was named a 2026 Special Achievement inductee into the Hall of Fame, after 46 years with Red Deer Public Schools.This includes the past 34 years at Lindsay Thurber, where she has coached basketball and track and field every ...

The Dome Red Deer has come down after it sustained damage as a result of strong winds on Thursday. In a Facebook post, The Dome explained there were no injuries, and everyone was safely evacuated. They noted in a later post that a few adults were inside, but none were hurt. "Thank you to our staff and trainers for...

The Red Deer Lacrosse Association's 33rd annual "Tradition Lives" tournament is set for the upcoming long weekend.From May 15 -18, the top U9, U11, U13B, U13A, U15A, U15B, and U17 teams will come to Red Deer to compete for gold.There will also be a U15 Female division for a total of 61 teams competing from ac...

Getting selected within the top five in the WHL Prospects Draft is a tremendous accomplishment and something not many can say they've achieved.Well, last week, not only did Red Deer's Madden Daneault go first overall in the draft by the Kelowna Rockets, but Sylvan Lake's Jevin Morrison was selected fifth overall by the...

Registration is now open for the 9th annual GhostRaiders Invitational.The event takes place May 28 at the Glendale Skatepark, with students from across central Alberta competing. It is hosted by Lindsay Thurber, which also runs a Business of Skateboarding course.More than 50 riders and 20 schools are anticipated."...

If it wasn't for a move from Kazakhstan to Saskatoon at a young age, the newest Red Deer Rebels draftee, Danny Ramazanov, may not be where he is today.Ramazanov's family is from Kazakhstan where he lived for nine years before his parents decided to move their family to Canada to allow him to play hockey at a higher lev...

The Red Deer Rebels feel confident in the selections made in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.A deep group of eligible 2011-born players allowed the Rebels to select draftees later in the draft, who they had anticipated to be chosen earlier.As a result, they made 10 selections, including six forwards, three defencemen, and...

The 26th running of the Woody's RV World Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K races is less than two weeks away.On Sunday, May 17, they'll welcome hundreds of athletes who will compete for the title through Red Deer's park and trail system.Treasurer of the event, Curtis Marquart, said, like every year, the marathon will be...

The Red Deer Rebels have selected forward Danny Ramazanov with the 17th overall selection in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.The Saskatoon product, who stands five feet nine inches tall and 155 pounds, led the Northern Alberta Xtreme U15 prep team this season in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League with 26 goals and 32...

Red Deer's Madden Daneault has been selected first overall in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. He was taken by the Kelowna Rockets, who acquired the pick from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in a trade. As a result, Daneault became the first Red Deerian to be taken first overall in the draft and the first-ever player to be take...

Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School held its annual Unified Sports Jamboree on Wednesday.This morning, approximately 150 students and partners took part in the event, which is about enjoying friendship, inclusion, fostering relationships, and having the opportunity to be a part of something.Logan Grenier, teacher...

Nine Red Deer lacrosse players have been selected to represent Team Alberta at the upcoming Tackaberry Trophy tournament in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Happening Aug. 11-15, the annual tournament crowns the Lacrosse Canada U17 male box lacrosse champion.Bronson Scott, Cooper Northcott, Dylan Turner, Gavin McEvoy, Gavin Roth, ...

Fresh off being named WHL Player of the Month and in the midst of an incredible playoff run, Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph has been named the WHL Player of the Week.Rudolph, a d-man with the Prince Albert Raiders, helped his squad advance this week to the WHL Championship.The 18-year-old had nine points, including four goals...

The 2026 Western Hockey League Prospects Draft is just days away, and the Red Deer Rebels are set to pick 17th overall in the first round.The first round of the draft will take place on Wednesday, May 5, at 5 p.m., with the rest of the rounds to continue on Thursday.After the Rebels make their first-round selection, wh...

Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School is set to host its Unified Sports Jamboree next week.On Wednesday, May 6, they'll bring 120 students and partners together to take part in the event, which is about enjoying friendship, inclusion, fostering relationships, and having the opportunity to be a part of something.The...

Listen to the full conversation with Red Deer Pro Rodeo organizers Dianne Finstad and Dave Harvey on the May 1, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast! Interview begins at the 12:33 mark.--Pro rodeo belongs in Red Deer.So say organizers at Westerner Park who have created a new event, Red Deer Pro Rodeo, which ...

Special Olympics Olds & District is hosting their annual Rubber Ducky Classic Swim Meet this weekend.On Sunday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., they'll host the swim meet at the Olds Aquatic Centre.It's described as an open competition that welcomes athletes of all abilities and skill levels. In addition to swimmi...

Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph has been named the Western Hockey League Player of the Month.The 18-year-old defenceman, who plays for the Prince Albert Raiders, scored six goals and seven assists for 13 points in 10 games in April.Rudolph and the Raiders are in the midst of a 2-2 tie with the Medicine Hat Tigers in the best-o...

Red Deer Polytechnic has hired a new head coach to lead the way for the Kings' basketball team.On Wednesday, they named Anthony Skepple as head coach for the upcoming 2026-27 season.He said he's he's excited to join the Kings program and to help develop a young core group of players."For [my wife and I], the move ...