Local Sports

The Olds Bantam Chiefs won the North Central Minor Hockey Association championship on April 11, beating the Innisfail Flyers 7-4 in the deciding game of the three-game series.

The Innisfail Flyers were less than a period away from being champions but as valiant as they were they could not hold off a late rally by the Olds Bantam Chiefs.

It took Coralie Adams 50 years to achieve perfection. And she did it with an amazing “hand”, one so elusive that the odds are one in 649,740 of ever getting it. She did this on April 8 with scoring a perfect ‘29’ in cribbage.

A new season of sports has begun at Innisfail Junior Senior High School (IHS) and students are enthusiastically gearing up to start the outdoor season.

Local teen travels to Alberta Cup One local teenager will be taking a step towards realizing his hockey dreams later on this week in Lethbridge.

The Innisfail Eagles 63rd season has finally come to a close after a recent tough weekend this month at Provincials in Provost. The team came together for the team’s most important weekend of the year.

Dodd wins Moomba Masters Waterski champion Ryan Dodd began his season this year on a winning note. Dodd won the gold medal in men's jump at the Moomba Masters, a prestigious event held March 14 which traditionally opens the professional season.

Some of the best club badminton players throughout Alberta competed in the Yonnex Alberta Junior Badminton Championships Friday through Sunday at the Ralph Klein Centre.

Town council agreed to lower the rental cost of the Olds Sports Complex for Olds Minor Lacrosse at its meeting on March 28. The rate was lowered to $44 per hour from the current $63.

Members of the Olds Rapids are focusing on long course competitions with the successful conclusion to short course season. Short course season for swimming culimated with provincial championships in Calgary March 11 and 12.