Local Sports

Last Monday, June 5, Olds High School held its annual awards assembly to honour student athletes and those participating in extracurricular activities.

Three Olds High School students collected a total of five medals at the 2017 Alberta Schools' Athletic Association track and field championships, held June 2ñ4 in Edmonton.

Four local hockey players have made the cut for Team Alberta's U-16 summer camps in Camrose in early July.

It was dust and mud and the roar of a Sunday crowd at the Olds Regional Exhibition grounds this weekend, as cowboys and -girls from around the province were centre stage at the Alberta High School Rodeo Association provincial championships.

More than a week after the Olds Grizzlys announced the purchase of the team by a group of local alumni and business people, details about the proposal are still vague.

Olds native and former NHLer Jay Rosehill has signed a one-year contract with the Manchester Storm in Britain's Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2017-18 season.

Olds will play host to a Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Senior C Showcase this weekend, featuring all eight teams in the second-highest division.

OLDS - It's been a wild week for the endangered Olds Grizzlys franchise. First, the junior hockey team faced the unexpected threat of being sidelined by the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for next season.

INNISFAIL – The Innisfail and District Horseshoe Club pushed past adversity last weekend to pull off a successful special annual open tournament for 2017 to honour the local legion and Canada's 150th birthday.

INNISFAIL – Young gridironers have hit the field for their annual spring training.