Local Sports

After a successful 54th annual Innisfail Daines Ranch Rodeo held last month Jack Daines just wants to give back. “On July 19, we will be hosting a Major Ladies Barrel Racing event all day,” said Jack Daines of the one-day event.

This year's Summer Synergy included a rollover simulation that stressed the importance of wearing seatbelts.But when asked if they ever opted not to buckle up in a vehicle, many members of the audience – mostly youth – raised their hands.

The Innisfail Midget B Phantoms are the best of their class of 2014. On the weekend of July 4th, the Innisfail Phantoms went through provincial lacrosse playoffs undefeated to claim the provincial title with a 7 – 6 win over the Vermilion Roar.

A walk-off triple in the bottom of the sixth inning in a game against Lacombe allowed the Olds Minor Softball Association's U-12 girl's team to capture a bronze medal at a provincial tournament in Calgary on July 6.

Innisfail native Corbyn Shields is a baseball success on both sides of the border.

Almost 170 of the best male and female junior golfers in Alberta - including Innisfail's Courtney Dickson - gathered at Calgary's Bearspaw Country Club for the 2014 Alberta Junior Championships.

The Ralph Klein Centre gymnasium echoed with the sounds of grunts and cheers as more than 80 of Alberta's strongest men and women took part in the 2014 Alberta Powerlifting Union Provincial Championships on July 5 and 6.

Swimmers from across Alberta called the Innisfail Aquatic Centre home during the Innisfail Dolphins' 65th annual swim meet on June 27 and 28.

With the goal of increasing the number of local skaters on the team, and giving back to the community, the coaches of the Olds Grizzlys are developing a new mentorship program aimed at minor hockey associations.

Spruce View School athletes from Grade 7 to 12 were honoured at their awards banquet on June 11. Jenny Ciochetti, Canadian Olympic bobsleigh pusher/pilot, was the special guest speaker for the evening.