Local Sports

It's been a wild week for the Olds Grizzlys franchise, first with the unexpected threat of being sidelined by the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for next season, followed by an ad hoc town hall meeting last Wednesday (May 24) that drew together

Several hundred people packed the concourse of the sportsplex last Wednesday evening (May 24) for an emergency town hall meeting after the league threatened to sideline the franchise for the upcoming season, concerned they may not be able to operate

A tentative deal has been struck that should keep the Olds Grizzlys off the chopping block at tomorrow's AJHL annual general meeting.

Former Olds Grizzlys general manager Robert ìBobî Clark thinks it's possible that one ñ or maybe several ñ investors could step forward to buy the Olds Grizzlys Junior A hockey team and prevent it from leaving the community.

Olds bowlers Kennedy and Keaton Chrest, alongside teammates Emma Jean Ostrikoff (Red Deer) and Karys Zirk (Blackfalds) brought home silver for Team Alberta from the Youth Bowl Canada National 5-Pin bowling Championships, held May 6-8 in the Gatineau, Que.

Local peewee Grizzly Austin Corsiatto made his international debut a golden one this month, after helping his Western Canada Select U-13 team to the top at the World Selects Invitational tournament held in the Mont Blanc region of France, May 2 ñ 6.

Former Olds Grizzlys general manager Robert ìBobî Clark says the possible loss of the Grizzlys is gut check time for the community. The league is considering putting the team on a one-year leave of absence.

Next Friday (May 26), former Olds Grizzlys player Don Simpson will find his way into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame when the 1984-85 NAIT Ooks men's hockey team is inducted as a whole for their 1985 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Cham

The Alberta Junior Hockey League is seriously considering pulling the plug on the Olds Grizzlys Junior A Hockey club, after years of accumulating debt has finally made the situation "dire.

BADMINTON 2017 ASAA Provincial Championships, May 5ñ6 (Red Deer) Junior Doubles: Jenna Kardos and Braylene Worley (OHS) ñ 2nd place BASKETBALL Swoosh Canada ALL-IN-ONE 2017, May 12ñ14 (Didsbury/Olds) U-13 BOYS May 12 CABC Mountain View Kings (29) v.