Local Sports

After a week of competing at the Canadian Finals Rodeo, Dylan Bilton grabbed tight to the bareback riggin' handle on the horse in his final performance Saturday. He couldn't see a spare seat in Edmonton's Rexall Place, and many were standing.

The Olds College Broncos men's junior varsity volleyball team is heading into the playoffs this weekend on a high note, toppling the previously undefeated Ambrose University College Lions in five sets on Saturday in Alberta Colleges Athletic League p

After enduring an eight-game losing streak, the Olds Grizzlys put together a modest three-game winning streak last week in Alberta Junior Hockey League action. The Grizzlys finished the week on Sunday by knocking off the Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-2.

Any hopes remaining of a football turnaround this season for the Cyclones were dashed Oct. 27 when the peewee team was knocked out of the playoffs by the Stettler Panthers 57-0.

Going into this season, local curlers may have witnessed more enthusiasm and growth for the sport in the past but there is also plenty of hope for the future. The local curling season began with league play at the Sundre Curling Club on Oct.

The Olds College Broncos women's basketball team ended their first two Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference games with a win and a loss on the weekend on their home court.

The Innisfail Eagles are tied for first in the Chinook Hockey League standings after defeating the Ft. Saskatchewan Chiefs 4-2 Oct. 27. The Eagles faced off against the Chiefs at home. The Ft.

ACAC volleyball resultsThe Olds College women's Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference volleyball team beat the Lethbridge Community College Kodiaks on Saturday three sets to two (25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 17-15), giving them a 2-0 match record so fa

More curlers are sweeping their way into the season this year as six new teams have invigorated the league.

The Olds Midget Grizzlys travelled to Strathmore on Friday and won 5-3 in Central Alberta Hockey League action. The Grizzlys got off to a slow start, trailing 2-0 after the first period.