Local Sports

A program to pair people on the autism spectrum with members of the Olds Junior B Stingers lacrosse team is forging a stronger sense of community and purpose for all, coaches and players say.

INNISFAIL - The Innisfail Minor Hockey Association (IMHA) will soon have a huge annual "forever" boost for future coaching development due to the rapid success of the Larry Reid Memorial Coaching Development Fund.

INNISFAIL - The ground will finally be broken next week to mark the start of construction of the highly anticipated million-dollar skatepark project at the intersection of 42nd Street and 51st Avenue.

Basketball has wrapped up for all Mountain View Broncos club basketball program teams. This was the third year of operation for the club, which practises mainly at the Ralph Klein Centre in Olds but has players from throughout the county.

Innisfail Pontiacs alumni from across Canada and Alberta gathered this past weekend for a reunion at the Innisfail Golf Club.

July is a busy month for Olds throwing athlete Haylin Eling. For a second year, she has been named to the Alberta team for the Tri-Prov Western Canadian Championships, which take place July 12 - 14 in Regina.