Local Sports

Rising young local tennis Charvher Dael is preparing for his second run next month at the 2014 Rogers Junior National Championships in Mississauga, Ont. The event at Mississauga's Ontario Racquet Club will be held from Aug. 16 through to 21.

Innisfail Indians' Jay Kirkham is not just an ordinary baseball pitcher without athletic roots to carry him on the diamond. His athletic excellence follows five generations back in the family, and he's pretty good outside the grand old game as well.

The term off-season doesn't seem to apply to the Olds Grizzlys' coaching staff since they've been spending much of the spring and summer building the team that will take to the ice this fall.

The van der Sluijs sisters finished 10th out of 11 vaulters at the CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival in Germany but consider their performance at the competition a success nonetheless.“It went really well for me and Angelique.

With a 9-5 home-court win over the High River Heat on July 13, the Olds junior B Stingers finished off the regular season in first place in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League.

A pair of 10-pin bowlers from Olds left the Canada Special Olympics 2014 Summer Games with three medals each.Mike Dougan won gold medals in doubles and team competition and a bronze in the individual category.

Danielle Lappage took home the gold medal for Canada in wrestling at the World University Championships in Pecs, Hungary, on July 10.

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.