Local Sports

Innisfail is set to welcome Ron MacLean. Mr.

The Alberta High School Rodeo Association (AHSRA) is eyeing Olds as a potential host of its provincial finals for the next three years, and the interest is mutual.

Unofficial Sundre Pro Rodeo 2016 results Bareback riding: First — RC Landingham, 84.5 points, $2,046. Second — Ty Taypotat, 83.5 points, $1,619. Third — Denny Phipps, 82 points, $1,363.

The annual Sundre Pro Rodeo continues to improve after 37 years, said the Sundre Rodeo and Race Association president. “This year — I say it every year — I think we had the best rodeo ever.

It seemed like Madison Anthony and Amelia Furst would miss the Alberta Summer Games. Then a random encounter between coaches at a Boston Pizza in Okotoks gave them a second chance to play for Zone 2 in Leduc this month.

Numbers at this year's 16th annual Rotary Club of Olds golf tournament were down due to the tough economy, but organizing committee chair Craig Witcher says all things considered, it was a success.

A member of the Meadow Creek Equestrian Vaulting Club near Olds is the Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) Athlete of the Month for June. Avery Malone, 15, has been competing in equestrian vaulting for seven years.

The year started with modest expectations but the Olds Mavericks blew through them anyway. "When Gary and I went into this season with the team, we had a couple goals in mind: One was to be competitive.

The Innisfail Dolphins are making quite the splash this season. The local swim club is currently sitting in fifth place in the province (among large teams) in the Alberta Summer Swimming Association's top club rankings.

The Olds U-14 Pistols softball team set the bar high this year. Head coach Jordan Cleland said they found a "coalition of the willing," 12 girls who wanted more games, more travel and tougher opponents.