Local Sports

The Eagles gave archrivals the Bentley Generals a run for their money in first round playoff action but let victory drift into the distance as the Generals shifted into high gear both away (5-1) and at home (6-3).

School basketball teams have been gelling well as the season progresses. At the Olds tournament over the weekend the Senior Girls lost to Strathmore by 20, lost to Olds by 25 and lost to Canmore by 30.

From the frenzied bidding of the Calcutta auction Monday to the touching tribute to the life of a farmer at the wrap-up banquet on Saturday, the 67th Annual Farmers/Farmerettes Bonspiel stoked community warmth in the midst of winter deep-freeze condi

For the third time in as many years the Innisfail Dodds Oval Ice Race has been cancelled due to poor ice conditions.

Two back-to-back losses over the weekend kept the Eagles in a tailspin, firmly cementing their third-place status at the end of the season.

They’ve been shut out again. A request from the Innisfail Minor Lacrosse Association to use a Chinook’s Edge School Division gym as an interim facility before ice is removed from the Innisfail Arena for the season has been denied.

Innisfail Middle School is home to a championship triathlete. Alexander Ramrattan, Innisfail Middle School Grade 8 student, is well on his way to medal podiums in the future after placing third in provincial rankings last year. He is only 13.

Art McAllister may be 80 years old, but on the ice he isn't showing any signs of letting up.

Though Innisfail's Cody Cartier capitalized in the early minutes of the game, two unanswered goals from Stony Plain were enough to shoot the local Eagles down mid flight and turn the game over 2-1 to the last-place team.

Sundre is definitely on the map after the Sundre Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) placed a bid to host hockey provincial championships and won.