Local Sports

INNISFAIL – The 13U AA Tier 1 Innisfail Hawks were recently crowned provincial champions and came home with a silver medal at the 2019 Western Canada Baseball Championships. The tournament took place in Strathmore, Aug. 16 to 18.

INNISFAIL – The Innisfail Dolphins made history this weekend by earning their first regional trophy since the organization began 70 years ago.

The Battle of the Battered Ball is a golf tournament played between two teams made up of brothers and in-laws and their most recent game was played here in Olds at the end of last month.

A cloudy and cool, windy weekend under the constant looming threat of pouring rain did not seem to substantially dampen the enthusiasm for fans, many of whom came out with blankets, for the 15th annual Bulls and Wagons.

The Innisfail Dolphins welcomed more than 250 swimmers from across Central Alberta for the 2019 Alberta Summer Swim (Region D) Regionals, at the Innisfail Aquatic Centre, Aug. 9 to 11.

A shoulder injury sustained in a vehicle collision has forced local resident and masters swimmer Graeme Gordon to seriously re-evaluate what kind of a swimmer he can be. Whether he can ever swim competitively again, for example.

BOWDEN — The town plans to enable minor hockey teams to take to the ice a week earlier than usual. Chief administrative officer Greg Skotheim made that announcement during Bowden town council's July 22 meeting.

The 13U AA Tier 1 Innisfail Hawks are provincial champions. The Hawks downed the Beaumont Bosox 8 to 3 in the final on Sunday (Aug. 4) of the 2019 Baseball Alberta 13U AA Provincial Championships in St. Albert, Aug. 2 to 4.

The Innisfail Merchants downed the St. Albert Cardinals 5 to 3 in extra innings in the 21U AAA final of Baseball Alberta 2019 Junior AAA provincial championships, Monday (Aug. 5) at the Wally Footz Field in Edmonton.

Former Olds resident Andreas Troschke finished third at the Canadian National Track and Field Championships, held July 25-28 in Montreal.“I’m quite happy with that result,” he said during an interview.