Local Sports

Ryan Dodd continues to be the man to beat on water skis, winning both the Canadian National Water Ski Championships at Predator Bay south of Calgary August 13 to 16 and the Calgary Pro Water Ski Shootout August 17.

The Olds Grizzlys hit the ice in preparation for the 2012-13 Alberta Junior Hockey League season last week. The Grizzlys are looking to fill about about two spots up front and two more on defence.

A local hockey player got to hit the ice wearing a Team Canada jersey during a three game series in Blaine, Minn. “It was an amazing experience,” said Taryn Baumgardt, a 17-year-old defence player.

He won the NHL Jack Adams Award in 1991 as coach of the St. Louis Blues, led the Bentley Generals to the Allan Cup in 2009 and now he's coming to help the Innisfail Eagles take flight. Brian Sutter has been signed as the new coach of Innisfail's Sr.

Several competitors from Olds took part in the Canadian Death Race in Grande Cache August 4 and 5. Emmerson Clark, 9, took part in a five-kilometre kids' race. “Her performance was good.

Organizers for the first-ever Hay City BMX and Skate Competition say it was an overwhelming success and are enthusiastically predicting it will be an annual event.

The Olds Spitfires bantam baseball team was crowned the Tier 2 provincial champion over the weekend at O.R. Hedges Park.

The Olds Athletics' Parkland Baseball League season ended on Saturday with a 5-3 loss to the Irricana Canadians during the league playoffs.

Sundre's athletes of the water led a local contingent of 11 at the recent Alberta Summer Games by bringing home gold. The 11 local athletes who competed were in Zone 2, which came in second in the overall medal count at the Games, held July 26 to 29.

Didsbury's eight athletes at this summer's Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge came home with the shimmering glitter gold and silver and a lot of pride for their excellent performances.