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In only his first year of wrestling, Austin Mitchell is heading to the 2014 Alberta Winter Games. ìI was very excited when I got the news,î said Mitchell at the Olds Cardlock, where he awaited a chartered bus headed for the Games with his father.

Spencer Dorowicz scored his league-leading 35th goal in overtime as the Olds Grizzlys defeated the Camrose Kodiaks 3-2 on Feb. 4. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Grizzlys.

The Innisfail Eagles found the extra gear when it mattered most. After a heartbreaking overtime loss to Bentley two nights before, the Birds dug deep at home during their last game of the season on Feb. 7 to beat the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs 1-0.

An enthusiastic group of 24 kayak paddling polo players descended upon the Innisfail Aquatic Centre and didn't leave until the last goal was scored. The Cottonwood Kayak Club annual Canoe Polo & Slalom Fun Tournament was held Feb.

After a heartbreaking overtime loss to Bentley two nights before, the Innisfail Eagles dug deep at home during their last game of the season on Feb.

For more than two and a half periods Jonathan Larose was stoning the reigning Allan Cup champion Bentley Generals.

Randy Baker has two passions ñ skates and his pair of cockatoos.

Because she likes to try new things, Grade 9 student Rachelle Fullerton-Lee listened to Olds High School wrestling coach George Grant when he encouraged her to join the Spartans wrestling team in November.

The 34th edition of the Olds Farmers Bonspiel and the 31st year for the Farmerettes Bonspiel will get underway Feb. 11 and run until Feb. 15 at the Olds Curling Club.

A fairy tale come-from-behind win in their first game of the annual Spartan Classic hoops tournament propelled the host Olds High School senior girls basketball squad to a runner-up finish.