Local Sports

Olds resident Cathy Spicer came within just one shot of winning the 2019 Mountain View Dodge Ladies Open Golf Championship. Spicer shot a 79.

Andreas Troschke is the man to beat as he prepares for the hammer throwing Nationals in Montreal July 25-28. As of last week, he was the No. 1 ranked hammer thrower in Canada in the under 23 age group and was ranked No.

A former Sundre resident and alumnus of the local minor hockey association is one step closer to achieving his goal of competing in the NHL.

INNISFAIL – The Servus Credit Union Innisfail Peewee B2 Black Phantoms were recently crowned league champions and finished strong at the provincial championships in Calgary. The provincial tournament took place from July 10 to 14.

CREMONA-DIDSBURY - The 2019 Calgary Stampede had a distinct Mountain View flavour as it usually does. A couple of local competitors did very well in the rodeo events. Didsbury's Morgan Grant competed in the tie-down roping competition.

Sixteen-year-old Haylin Eling placed second in both shotput and hammer throw during the Foote Open Field Provincials, held June 28-30 in Edmonton.

It's not all that long now until the Olds Grizzlys open camp for the 2019-20 Alberta Junior A hockey league season. Camp runs Aug. 23-25.

Earlier this spring, the Olds Canadian Tire store held its annual hanging basket sale during which it raises money for the Canadian Tire Jumpstart program, a charity that helps fund recreation activities for children who otherwise wouldn’t be able to