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Veteran Grizzlys forward Landon Kletke is staying close to home, committing to play for the Red Deer College Kings next year. The Trochu native spent all four years of junior hockey in Olds and will study kinesiology and sport studies.

In between recruiting for his own Broncos programs, coach Macky Singh has been helping out with Olds Minor Soccer Club. Two times a week this month, Singh is leading practice on his own time for U-10 players.

In his final match as a high school-aged wrestler, Olds' Kevin Waldron won silver at the 2016 ASICS Cadet/Juvenile Canadian Wrestling Championships. In three previous trips to the national championship, Waldron had never medalled.

The Olds Rapids invited three-time Olympic medallist Tom Ponting to guest coach the club during its practice on April 26. Ponting swam at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games, medalling each time.

The Olds Mavericks are out to a 3-0 start in their first season as a Tier II team in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League after a 10-7 victory over the Calgary Wranglers. "Obviously we're not going to win every game. It'd be nice if we did.

Play ball. Innisfail minor ball teams have hit the ball diamonds, thanks to a warm and dry winter season. “It's been good. We started the first part of April.

For 21 years the Dean Turnquist Spring Fever Road Hockey Tournament has had a sacred mission to raise money to help underprivileged kids play sports.

Innisfail softball teams have been on the ball diamonds fine-tuning their skills in preparation for another successful season. “They're all signed up and are practising now.

There are more than 1.2 million Canadian adults who play in hockey beer leagues, and none more proud to suit up than those who play for the Bowden Night Hawks.

Power, speed and built for the strip. Don Newlove's passion for drag racing and motorcycles has taken him across North America and placed him at the top as one of the best in the business today. “I build them pretty much right from scratch.