Local Sports

The Olds Peewee female Thunder were among four local hockey teams that competed in provincial championships over the weekend. The Thunder lost in the final of the tournament, in Red Deer, 3-1 to Lamond.

A group of Central Alberta women are taking girls hockey to a whole new level and have chosen Penhold as the place to do it.

After a winter hiatus local rodeo hands and members of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association, are packing their saddlebags and trekking out onto the rodeo trail.

The Innisfail Bantam AA Flyers provincial journey came to an end earlier then hoped but despite just missing playoffs the team celebrated a few big successes over the weekend in Camrose.

Even after a year away from the game, a former Junior hockey player is still plagued by the effects of multiple head injuries.

For every stride the Red Deer Rebels have made as a hockey club this season, Olds native Daulton Siwak has made similar strides as a junior hockey player.

The curling season is quickly coming to a close. Junior curlers have one more week of league play and will wind-up on March 18. It will be a fun day with the curlers having a chance to show off their skills they have achieved over the year.

The Olds College women's Broncos basketball team capped off an undefeated season on the weekend by capturing the Alberta Colleges Athletic League Championship banner at Prairie Bible College in Three Hills.

Amber Maschke and Shayley Harris competed at the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association provincial wrestling championships over the weekend, placing third and eighth in their respective weight classes.

The Innisfail Flyers Bantam AA boys will be heading to provincials this weekend to compete for the second year in a row for the title of provincial champions.