Local Sports

An Olds and District Special Olympics volunteer has received some high praise.

Curlers from Olds and district were among the eight teams that participated in the fifth annual Special Olympics bonspiel at the Olds Sportsplex on Dec. 6.

Innisfail's Darius Ramrattan is preparing for a world junior championship run with Team Canada one paddle at a time.

The Grade 9 Innisfail Cyclones girls basketball team has lost its first game of the 2014-15 basketball season to Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (LTCHS) by a score of 46-12 on Dec. 3.

The Innisfail Eagles have broken their losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Stony Plain Eagles on Dec. 5 at the Innisfail Twin Arenas in front of a crowd of more than 150 fans.

Following a 5-3 loss to the last-place Calgary Mustangs at the Sportsplex, Grizzlys head coach Brett Hopfe ripped his team for the disappointing performance, calling it the worst effort on the ice he's seen in years.

Olds High School's junior varsity girls basketball team finished second in its tournament held over the weekend. The Ralph Klein Centre was host to teams from 13 different schools from December 5-6.

Jesse Gordichuk made 32 saves and Colton Sheen scored two goals as the Olds Grizzlys defeated the Drumheller Dragons in a lopsided 6-0 victory at home on Dec. 2.

The Innisfail Minor Hockey Association (IMHA) season is underway for 2014-15 with more than 300 players registered in six age divisions. “This year we are close to the numbers of the last two years,” said Brett Kelly, vice-president of the IMHA.

The Penhold Amazons have registered their second consecutive shutout with a 2-0 win over the Sherwood Park Steele in a hard fought game at the Penhold Regional Multiplex on Nov. 29.