Local Sports

The Olds Athletics split a pair of games last week in Parkland Baseball League action, losing a tight defensive battle, 2-1, to the Innisfail Indians Friday and winning 7-1 Wednesday against the Irricana Canadians.

The 20th annual Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum golf fundraiser will be hosted in Innisfail Aug. 9. This isn't the first time the organization has chosen Innisfail as the host location. In fact, this will be year 12 in Innisfail.

The Innisfail Dolphins swim club hosted its annual swim meet June 29 to 30, and was victorious. Eleven teams, consisting of 237 swimmers, attended the Innisfail Meet. A whopping 1,297 individual swims were completed that weekend.

The Innisfail Minor Football Association is putting itself on the map once again.

An Innisfail cowboy bucked his way to a saddlebronc win at the Ponoka Stampede on July 2. Denver Daines won the showdown after making it to fourth in the standings. “I came up on top,” Daines said.

The Innisfail Sr. Indians are facing a demanding July game schedule after the rainy weather saw five games cancelled so far this season. “They'll all be made up in July,” said coach Steve Bouteiller.

Innisfail's Levi Severtson, 18, is heading to the U.S. this week to ready for the International Canoe Federation Junior Canoe Slalom World Championships.

The Cyclones will be shooing hoops in the U.S. next winter. For the first time, the École Innisfail Jr./Sr.

At least 13 local athletes will be showcasing their sport of choice during the Alberta Summer Games in Lethbridge this July 26 to 29.

Most valuable players for each senior high school sport: Cross Country Running-Kendra Reimert Girls Volleyball-Kendra Reimert Girls Basketball-Kendra Reimert Boys Basketball-Ryan Stuart Badminton-Miranda Bush and Madison Bush Most valuable players fo