The Sport Summit is coming to Red Deer next month.Presented by Central Sport, the Summit is a one-day event that will be held at the Margaret Parsons Theatre at Red Deer Polytechnic on Saturday, Sept. 19.From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., those in attendance will hear from speakers and panels on mental health in sports, women in s...

The U15 AAA Red Deer Archon Rangers are set to host the Western Canada Baseball Championships.From Aug. 14-16, teams from Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, and Saskatchewan will compete against the host Rangers at Great Chief Park.The games will officially begin at 8 a.m. on Aug. 14 and will continue until the championship game...

The Red Deer Rebels announced they've signed Swedish defenceman Zeb Lindgren to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.In June, they drafted the 19-year-old 24th overall in the first round of the 2026 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.In addition, he was selected by the New York Rangers in round five of the 2025...

The Olds Grizzlys announced they've hired Kraymer Barnstable as the team's new goalie coach.The current City of Red Deer councillor brings over 15 years of experience developing goaltenders to the team.He is also the founder of Red Deer-based Stable in the Net, a business he launched in 2008 to help develop local goali...

The 2026 Women's Canadian Fast Pitch Championships officially began in Blackfalds today.The national tournament, which started on Wednesday morning, features eight teams from across Canada, including the host N. Jensen's Bandits out of Red Deer, for five days of fast pitch action.All games are being played at the Sterl...

The Red Deer Rebels announced they've signed Danny Ramazanov to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 15-year-old forward was selected by the Rebels in the first round, 17th overall, at the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.The Saskatoon product, who stands five feet nine inches tall and weighs 155 pounds, led the Nor...

Public skating and shinny hockey return to the Ponoka Arena Complex beginning today (Tuesday, August 4), giving citizens another option to help beat the heat on a hot summer day. The Ponoka Arena Complex drop-in schedule is available online at Ponoka.ca/ice-seasonprogramming. Paper copies of the schedule are also avail...

City of Red Deer PSA -- Residents and trail users are advised that the 2026 Red Deer Spartan Race will take place at Heritage Ranch on Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9.Five-kilometre and 10-kilometre races will be held within Heritage Ranch, similar to previous years. New this year, the 21-kilometre race on Satu...

Two central Albertans are among the first women to be inducted into the new Alberta Basketball Hall of Fame.The Hall has been announcing its first class, which is massive, in segments over the last several weeks.The first three groupings were teams, male players, and coaches. Builders and officials will be announced Au...

Red Deer's Brock England scored twice to help lift Canada to a 7-3 victory over Switzerland at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Monday.England scored the opening goal just 1:18 into the first period before adding a shorthanded goal under six minutes into the third period.BROCK ENGLAND GETS CANADA ON THE BOARD EARLY 🚨#Hlink...

Vauxhall's Adam Macko is on the move, once again, and it came on Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline Day.The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is now a Texas Ranger after being dealt by the club Monday for infielder Josh Smith and minor league pitcher Josh Stefan.Macko, who made his major league debut May 18th a...

Red Deer's Brock England has been named to Canada's national men's summer U18 team roster.From Aug. 3-8 at Rogers Place and the Downtown Community Arena in Edmonton, England will suit up for Team Canada in pursuit of the gold medal at the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup alongside his 21 teammates."After a competitive trai...

Innisfail's Brae Rogalczyk finished the 121st Canadian Amateur Championship tied for sixth place.The four-day tournament, which took place at the Heritage Pointe Golf Club in Calgary from July 27-30, featured the best amateur golfers from across the country and the United States.In the final round on Thursday, Rogalczy...

Red Deer's Brad Balon is coming home with two bronze medals and a silver from this past weekend's 2026 IWWF World Over-35 Waterski Championships. The event took place at Predator Bay in Calgary, welcoming more than 250 athletes from around the world. They competed in the three disciplines of slalom, trick, and jump, pl...

With six games to go in the regular season, the U18 AAA Red Deer CarStar Rangers' playoff hopes were hanging by a thread.They needed to win at least four to give themselves a chance to reach the 2026 Baseball Alberta Elite League (BAEL) provincial championships, and did just that to grab the final playoff spot.That mar...

Hockey Canada has invited Lacombe's Daxon Rudolph to it's 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase.The 18-year-old defenceman will be among 32 other invitees who will compete for a roster spot during the seven-day camp in Windsor, Ont.The camp, which is set for July 26 to Aug. 1, will help Hockey Canada management decide whom...

A number of central Albertans are set to take part in the 121st Canadian Men's Amateur Championship, set to begin on Monday.This includes Ponoka's Brock Auclair, Lacombe's Sterling Hancik, and Red Deer's Bryon Baker.The Championship, which will include 264 players from across the world, is set for July 25-30 at Mickels...

Red Deer County native and graduate of Olds College, Bret Marshall, had the fastest run of his two-year pro rodeo career this past weekend.The steer wrestler put down a 3.6-second gem at the 61st annual Manitoba Stampede, earning the 26-year-old a champion's buckle and a tidy $2,931 payday, according to a news release ...

Red Deer golfer Eileen Park has missed the cut at the 112th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship.Park, who is now 17, has made waves over the last few years, showing she's one of the best up-and-coming young stars on the tour.This tournament wasn't to be hers, however.Park fired a 78 and an 80 in the first two rounds,...

From running to swimming, from foosball to mowing the lawn, Red Deer earned the title of Alberta's most active community in each of the last four years.It even achieved national champion status in 2022.But in 2026, Red Deer has been dethroned as most active in Alberta by the community of Airdrie.Top honours in the coun...

Red Deer's Brock England has been named to Canada's national men's summer U18 team training camp roster.The camp is set for July 27 to Aug. 1, at the NAIT Arena and Rogers Place in Edmonton, where England and 27 other players will compete for a spot on Team Canada ahead of the 2026 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.The Hlinka Gretzky...

The 2026 Alberta Summer Games officially came to an end on Sunday, and plenty of central Albertans returned home with some hardware.The multi-sport event, which ran from July 16-19 in Strathcona County, featured 13 sports and over 2,000 athletes throughout the games.Among Red Deer athletes who had success, Jayden Beuer...

There are multiple reasons as to why Brent Kisio wanted to return to Red Deer, but none were as vital as his desire to be closer to family.The new Rebels head coach has spent his entire coaching career outside the place he grew up, but when the opportunity presented itself, it was hard to pass up.It was simple.Red Deer...

A Grade 12 student from central Alberta, passionate about ensuring kids can learn to swim, is launching a non-profit to do just that.Nour Negm, who previously attended Red Deer's Lindsay Thurber, will be completing her secondary education at Calgary French and International School, she shares.Negm is a certified nation...

Two Red Deer athletes will compete at the upcoming IWWF World Over-35 Waterski Championships in Calgary. Chosen to represent Team Canada, Brad Balon will compete in the 45+ category in the events of men's slalom, trick, and jump. As well, the host organizing committee is permitted to select a group of athletes, and one...

The Red Deer Lacrosse Association is celebrating a season that resulted in multiple league championships and a pair of provincial titles.The RDLA reports that four teams within the association advanced to provincials after winning league championships, including U13A, U15A, U17B, and U17A Chiefs.The U17B team finished ...

Red Deer's Eileen Park is set to play in the 112th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship next week.From July 21-24 at the Toronto Golf Club in Mississauga, Ont., she'll compete against the top amateur golfers from around the world.The tournament will feature 156 players competing over 72 holes of stroke play.Along with...

Four Red Deer Rebels prospects have been invited to Canada's national U17 development camp.Goaltender Chase Nielson, defenceman Owen Archer, defenceman Nolan Wolitski, and forward Chace Turchak were four of 80 players invited to the camp set for July 17-21 in Oakville, Ont.All of the 80 players invited have been drafte...