Local Sports

They are tiny birds of prey on ice hoping to soon get a big moment of glory with their full-sized cousins. On Dec.

The roar was taken out of the Olds Grizzlys last week with two road losses to the Calgary Canucks and Drayton Valley Thunder. The Grizzlys lost 4-2 to the Canucks on Dec.

The Swedish national U-20 men's hockey team routed their Danish counterpart 8-0 in exhibition play on Dec. 20 at the Olds Sports Complex.

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.