Local Sports

The Birds play Game 1 against the Longhorns Saturday, Feb. 22 in Wetaskiwin and Game 2 in Innisfail Sunday, Feb. 23

As of Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Canmore Eagles sat atop the Alberta Junior Hockey League's South Division, 40 points up on the last-place Grizzlys

Coyotes and Lethbridge Lightning face off in Game 3 in Delburne on Friday, Feb 21 with the Coyotes being the home team

Birds will now face the Wetaskiwin Longhorns in the North Central Hockey League semifinal

Sundre Arena welcomed eight visiting teams for total of 13 including the Mustangs

Mike Marianchuk’s unassisted goal in the third period breaks tie and Birds are coming back to Innisfail Feb. 16 for deciding game

The École Old High School Spartans won their first home league game against Sundre 94-33, then beat a Didsbury junior team 64-55

It was a full day of figure skating competition, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Barons outshot by a wide margin by Innisfail on Feb. 14 but win in overtime in North Central Hockey League quarter-finals

Game 1 goes in Taber one Friday followed by Game 2 in Lethbridge on Saturday