Local Sports

Close to 1,000 kids from kindergarten to Grade 9 from 42 schools in Chinook's Edge Athletic Association (CEAA) walked or ran through the Napoleon Lake Centennial Park trail system for a cross-country race on Oct. 2.

The Olds Grizzlys have signed former Calgary Hitmen and Moose Jaw Warriors defenceman Kirk Johnson. The team made that announcement today (Wednesday, Oct. 1).

The Innisfail Eagles along with NHL legends Peter Maher and Rich Preston are kicking the 2014-15 season off with the first Sportsman Night to introduce the new team to the public. On Oct.

The Innisfail Horseshoe Club has had its most successful tournament in more than a decade.

Jessica Small is having one big year. It has been a prolific start to the season for the first-year striker on Olds College's women's soccer team.

The Innisfail Golf Club is entering into fall with a flurry of activity prior to its final round of the 2014 season on Oct. 13.

Increasing the enrollment at medical schools in Alberta is one recommendation some local leaders in Olds would make if they were appointed to Premier Jim Prentice's panel charged with reviewing rural health care.

The Olds Grizzlys emerged victorious at home on Sept. 23 against the Brooks Bandits in their first game against the team that swept them in the second round of last season's playoffs.

The Ecole Deer Meadow School Titans finished second in the junior girls B division at the Junior High Volleyball Jamboree, held at the Ralph Klein Centre from Sept. 19 to 20.

With three skates under their belts, head coach Brian Sutter of the Innisfail Eagles is already looking forward to a better season than last year.