Local Sports

Teams have a top quality sports field to play on, thanks to a donation by a local business, says Jackie Taylor, director of the Community Learning Campus.

The latest A & W Olds College male and female athletes of the week have been announced. Brendan Klassen of the men's soccer team and Kassidy Kelly of the women's soccer team were given the honour for the week of Sept. 16-22.

The Sundre High School Scorpions boys' and girls’ senior volleyball squads recently got back on the court. “Both teams are doing very well so far this season,” said Ashley Bellamy, the school’s athletic director.

A Caribbean champion has joined the Olds College Broncos badminton team. Student-athlete Priyanna Ramdhani is from Georgetown, Guyana. She's studying sports management at Olds College. Ramdhani was asked why she chose to play for the Broncos.

All four École Olds High School (ÉOHS) volleyball teams have a good chance of doing really well this year — in league play and in zones, athletic director Jeff Clattenberg says.