Local Sports

The Innisfail Curling Club will have a chance to win $5,000 this coming February. The club was one of three selected in Central Alberta to participate in the Cool Shot Tournament, a tabletop version of curling, similar to shuffleboard.

The Eagles hosted the Bentley Generals and the Carstairs Redhawks the weekend before Christmas. Admission was by donation to the Innisfail Food Bank or Christmas Bureau. The boys played hard against the Generals Friday night.

Eight Innisfail figure skaters brought home medals last weekend after participating in Olds Edge of Excellence CanSkate program Dec. 10. “It was exciting,” said eight-year-old Jalissa Aris, CanSkate level, who brought back silver from the weekend.

The Innisfail Arena was transformed into a venue of future hockey superstars last week. On Dec.

For local Nick Bell there are two things this Christmas that make coming home extra special – Santa Claus and hockey. On Dec. 23 he is making both things happen.

The town’s main outdoor recreational facilities are open just in time for the Christmas break. On Dec.

The Olds High School junior boys' and Olds Koinonia Christian School junior girls' basketball teams swept their respective slates at the Chinook's Edge Junior A Basketball tournament Friday and Saturday at the Ralph Klein Centre.

The Olds Grizzlys lost on home ice 5-1 on Saturday at the Olds Sports Complex to the Lloydminster Bobcats, capping off a 2-2 week that saw the local Alberta Junior Hockey League team play four games in the span of five days.

The Olds High School Spartans football team hosted its annual banquet and awards ceremony last week, highlighting some of the accomplishments of the team's players this season.

The Olds College Broncos men's basketball team rebounded Thursday from an earlier defeat at the hands of the Canadian University College Aurora by dumping the visitors 79-70 at the Ralph Klein Centre.