Local Sports

The Innisfail Eagles flew into the New Year, edging out the Stony Plain Eagles 4-3, with razor sharp vision focused on upcoming playoffs and provincials. Saturday the team boarded the big white bus and headed north to Stony Plain.

Innisfail has been selected to host the 2013 Senior AA/A Investors Group Hockey Alberta Provincials April 5-7. The tournament will feature eight teams, including the various league champions.

When Spruce View resident Shylo Hendrickson, 18, went to the 2008 Alberta Summer Games for canoe polo, it was the official beginning of the start to her competitive athletic career.

The Eagles' race to the top was systematically dismantled by Bentley Dec. 19 at their barn 6-0.

Get ready to usher in a new year of engaging aquatic events with the Cottonwood Kayak Club's annual canoe polo tournament Jan. 12. Feisty wave warriors will go head to head from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Decades ago Ed Bruneau helped introduce Jackie Chan to North America, and the Asian film star would go on to popularize martial arts among millions of Westerners.

After salvaging a two-game losing streak dip with a win against the Sylvan Lake Admirals prior to heading on a couple of weeks' hiatus, the Innisfail Eagles needed to come up big to maintain a shot at the front of the pack.

In the first test of the might of area Jr. A. Boys basketball teams Dec. 14 at the Chinook's Edge Athletics Association tournament in Olds, they won two games and lost one.

The Central Alberta Amazons won one and lost one after playing two home games Dec. 8 and 9. The Saturday night game saw the Amazons lose 6-0 to the Sherwood Park Steele. “The Saturday game the full lineup had a bad game,” said coach Doug Demott.

A local hockey player will be donning the Team Canada jersey and playing for her country at the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U-18 Women's World Championship.