Local Sports

A big opportunity has presented itself to local Olds hockey player Avery Trotter as he was drafted by the Spokane Chiefs in round five (103 rd overall) in the WHL Bantam Draft.

Three Olds teams in the Mountain View Lacrosse Association are off to different starts, but manager Gary Gaudette and player-coach Andy Sweetman are optimistic all three will do well over time this season.

The Olds Gymnastics Club is moving — again. Later this month, they plan to move into a building in the 4200 block of 46th Avenue in an area zoned for light industrial activity.

Local baton twirling athletes and teams got everything from bronze to gold medals and an assistant coach was named Rookie Coach of the Year during the 2019 Alberta Baton Twirling Championships, held May 3-5 at the Ralph Klein Centre.

The team of James McDonald, Justin butt, Allan O'Brien and Nicole Schultz won the B&M Home Hardware Olds Member/Guest team scramble at the Olds Golf Club May 11 with a score of 57, or 15 under par.

INNISFAIL – Two Innisfail Hurricanes water polo players are at the top of their game. Kayla Richmond, 11, and Olivia Bergeron, 14, are Western Canadian champions.

INNISFAIL – Hundreds of lacrosse players gathered in Innisfail on Mother's Day for the fourth annual Terror of the Tykes Festival. The one-day event took place at the Innisfail Arena on May 12.

If you blinked recently, you might have missed the chance to see some birdies fly — no, not robins! “Our badminton season was unfortunately really short,” Callum Turner, Sundre High School’s athletic director, said last week.

At the Olds golf course, junior golfers (age six to 18) can now play 18 holes for just $5 as part of a pilot program. The goal is to entice more youth to play golf. The hope is they'll continue playing or maybe return to the game when they're older.

CREMONA -- Soccer season has officially started across Central Alberta with teams practising in preparation for league play.