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The Bentley Generals took on the Innisfail Eagles in the first game of the Chinook Hockey League AAA finals Saturday night (March 8) and skated away with a convincing 3-0 victory.

Three strikes, you're out! Despite the freezing temperatures, six teams played outdoor baseball over the weekend while dressed in Hawaiian themed clothing. It was part of the 9th annual Swing for Charity, which almost didn't take place this year.

Overcoming a late-round loss and a pair of close games, the Olds College Broncos mixed curling rink captured the gold medal at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) championship at Lakeland College in Vermilion on Feb. 23.

There's an obvious bond between Olds Grizzlys players when they take to the ice.They support each other and have each other's backs at all times.

The Penhold Amazons are true warriors on the ice. Since their entry into the Alberta Junior Female Hockey League (AJFHL) in the 2008-2009 season, they won the 2010-2011 provincial championships and placed second in 2012-2013.

The climax of the Olds Grizzlys' last home game of the regular season on March 1 came early in the third period when team captain Spencer Dorowicz fired home his 40th goal of the season.

Coach Kayla Hoffer and her senior girls Cyclones played a nearly perfect season yet fell 10.7 seconds short of victory in the league regular season final.

Over the past decade, the Olds Minor Hockey Association female hockey program has seen more than 15 of its players graduate to play hockey at post-secondary schools.

The 1994 Olds Grizzlys have been named as 2014 inductees for the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame.Hockey Alberta and the Hockey Alberta Foundation announced the winners on Feb. 20.

In legend, the griffin was thought of as the king of all creatures. At the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) women’s basketball championships held at Olds College from Feb. 28 to March 2, Griffins were the queens of the court.