Local Sports

The midget Innisfail Phantoms are having a great season while the tykes hone their lacrosse skills at fun fairs.

Innisfail Jr./Sr. High School tied for second for points earned with all 4A and 3A schools during the area track competition in Red Deer May 16.

Two of Innisfail's softball teams took tournament titles from Calgary May 13. The peewee girls won four out of five of their games during the Nose Creek Softball tournament beating the Nose Creek Jabber Jays in the gold medal game.

The Olds High School Spartans defeated their counterparts from Innisfail 6-2 on Thursday during Central Alberta High School Soccer League action.

The Olds High School boys' soccer team blanked the Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Raiders 3-0 on Friday in Central Alberta High School Soccer League action. The game took place in Red Deer.

The Olds Stingers won their 2012 Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League home opener in style on Sunday at the Olds Sports Complex, when Eric Pouliotte scored with just 13 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Stingers a 4-3 victory over the Medicine Hat

Lacrosse season is underway and the varying levels of the Innisfail Phantoms have been playing and improving so far. Trey Christensen coaches one of the two bantam teams, which has a number of first-year players taking up sticks.

The track season has kicked off with 30 Cyclones between Grades 10 and 12 starting practice last week. Coach Jeff Anderson said students will be at Lindsay Thurber High School in Red Deer today for area competition.

The Olds High School girls rugby team split a pair of games last week in Central Alberta High School Rugby League play, dumping the H.J.

The Olds Stingers defeated the Calgary Mavericks 8-7 in overtime Sunday in Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League action. It was the Stingers' second victory in three outings so far this season. “They fought back very courageously.