Local Sports

Former Calgary Flame Lanny McDonald made an appearance at the annual Olds College Heritage Fall Golf Classic held in support of the school's athletics program on Sept. 11.

If spending a few hours in front of a television camera is what it takes to promote the sport of hydrofoil, then that is just what Jason Clouston will do.

The Penhold Amazons are going for gold. Although last season the team was sorrowfully beaten by the Fort Saskatchewan Furry in the final game, they aren't going to let that break their spirits and are playing for the championship title this year.

Three weeks in to the 2013-14 season, the Olds Grizzlys have found themselves in the Alberta Junior Hockey League's South Division basement after dropping five straight games.

Football season is underway in town, as the Sundre Capital Pressure Bison team played its first game on Saturday. Although the team was defeated by Didsbury, coach Garret Dichrow said it was a good game.

Water polo season has come upon us once again. The Innisfail Hurricanes is gearing up for another exciting season in the water. The Hurricanes has been in Innisfail since 2008 and the club is only getting stronger and more competitive.

Horseshoe enthusiasts tried their luck at the annual Innisfail Open, an ongoing tradition in the town since before the local horseshoe courts were built in 1987.

Olds Grizzlys captain Spencer Dorowicz gave his head coach a pretty sweet birthday present over the weekend by scoring four goals in the team's back-to-back home victories against squads from Calgary.

Central Alberta's Mavericks Elite team is proving to be lacrosse's version of hockey's “Miracle on Ice”.

The Olds College Broncos soccer teams had mixed results in season-opening Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference games on Sept. 7 in Calgary against the SAIT Trojans, with the women tying 2-2 and the men losing 6-0.