Local Sports

Just having returned from the Rogers Cup Tennis Championships in Montreal Twila Moline was eager to hit the courts at the Red Deer Tennis Club this week with friends.

Grip it and rip it! This is the overwhelming response from most golfers when asked how they view a game of golf.

The Red Deer Riggers didn’t get the best draw at the Canadian Senior AAA Baseball Championships in Miramichi, N.B., but head coach Curtis Bailey isn’t complaining.

Doug Radford had a dream of putting together a baseball league where older players could not only keep active, but compete at a high level.

Red Deer Titan Alex Boyco gets control of the ball during a line-out against Calgary Saracen player Luke Church during the Div. III game at Titan’s Field on Saturday.

The Red Deer Rebels open their Western Hockey League training camp, with on-ice sessions, Aug. 28 at the Centrium.

In the mid-to-late 1900s, roller derby was more associated with sports entertainment than a legitimate sport.

Memorial Cup organizers added another financial supporter to the team on Tuesday with Red Deer County committing $150,000.

It looks like summer is finally here. Yes it’s true, the summer that we have been anxiously awaiting for the past couple of years.

Mitch Vanson was a hard-luck loser for Zone 4 (Parkland) in the Baseball Alberta Zone Championships Saturday at Great Chief Park, but he drew the majority of the accolades.