Local Sports

The Innisfail Minor Hockey Association IMHA) held its annual awards banquet on March 28 and 29 and players were recognized for their hard work, sportsmanship, leadership, and attitude towards the game.

Former Innisfail Junior Senior High School student and athlete Brianna Fehr took her education and her sport to a new level of success this year.

The Sundre girls junior varsity basketball team finished the season not only with an impressive record, says the team's coach, but league champs as well.

Bantam Bulldogs beat Stettler The Olds Bantam Bulldogs beat the Stettler Cougars 28-8 in Central Alberta Football League action on Saturday at Normie Kwong Park.

The Olds Female Midget Renegades lost a close 1-0 contest in the final of the Midget B Provincial Hockey Championships in Barrhead. The team opened the tournament on Thursday tying the host Barrhead Blackhawks 3-3.

Amber Maschke brought home the silver medal from the Alberta Open wrestling tournament recently in Edson.

Another season has come to an end for two Special Olympics sports and the athletes involved.

The Innisfail Eagles will be departing for the small eastern Alberta farming town of Provost on March 31 for the Investors Group Hockey Alberta Senior AA/A Provincial Championship.

For most 9- and 10-year-old minor hockey players this season came and went and was just another year of hockey, but for one atom team from Bowden this season became about much more than playing a game, it became about life.

Despite blizzard like conditions local speed skater Rick Dijkstra braved the elements to place first in a 50 and a 100 kilometre speed skating marathon on Sylvan Lake last month.