Local Sports

Four Innisfail athletes were competing in badminton zones over the weekend in Stettler. The Cyclones earned their spot after an Area 1 Badminton Championship in Sylvan Lake April 24 where they were up against seven different schools.

Grizzlys seeks new business manager The Olds Grizzlys are looking for a new business manager following the departure of Tammy Moritz after three years of service to the Alberta Junior Hockey League team.

The Canadian National Canoe Polo Championships will be hosted in Innisfail this summer.

Students from Chinese Kickboxing Connection brought back medals from a mixed martial arts tournament in Sylvan Lake April 14. The group won four silvers and three golds. Sean Carroll placed second in sparring and first in grappling.

The grassroots sports program is off to a slow start after only four people turned out to a public meeting in Penhold on April 19. “There wasn't a very good turnout,” said Tara Wells, community services manager for the Town of Penhold.

More than three dozen participants raised more than $6,000 during the 12-hour skate-a-thon event. Officials hope to hear this week about the project's provincial CFEP grant application, says co-organizer Bill Lough.

Football season might not start until September, but would-be Innisfail Cyclones can participate in an upcoming spring camp.

About 100 to 120 badminton players from around Mountain View County attended the Chinook's Edge South Athletic Association badminton tournament at the Ralph Klein Centre on Wednesday.

Local powerlifter Archie Ulry brought home a gold medal last week from the Canadian Powerlifting Championships in Calgary. He won gold in the 83 kilogram Master 2 division (50 to 60 years old) on Wednesday in the classic powerlifting category.

Andrea Williams of Innisfail decided to act on the disheartening news her close friends had received when told their third child of four, Sophia Jorja Marie Ricci was recently put on the waiting list for a double heart and lung transplant to treat he