Local Sports
Braves capture midget AAA title
St. ALBERT — The Red Deer Sports World Braves got an early break and went on to capture the midget AA championship at the St. Albert Early Bird baseball tournament during the weekend.
The Braves opened the tournament with a 4-1 loss to the Edmonton East Park Orioles, but the result of the game was changed when it was discovered the Orioles had a number of over-age players. READ
Riggers win Sunburst Baseball opener
Brant Stickel has seen his share of the world and if he has his way he’ll see a little more before his baseball career is done. But as of now the former Los Angeles Dodgers prospect is spending his time with the Red Deer Riggers. READ
Karate has benefits many can enjoy
Hector Jordan has been involved in karate since he can remember, so it seemed just natural that when the Mexico native moved to Innisfail in late October he would find a competitive karate studio. READ
Red Deer represents well at Lacrosse tournament
Red Deer Chiefs had four second-place finishes in the Red Deer Tradition Lives lacrosse tournament during the weekend. READ
Carstar Braves go 2-2 at tournament
The Red Deer Carstar Braves finished with a 2-2 record in their pool at the Moose Jaw midget selects baseball tournament during the weekend. READ
Fencing club wins two bronze at nationals
The Red Deer Fencing Club picked up a pair of bronze medals at the Canadian National Championships while also making a pair of quarter-finals and two top 16s. READ
Renegade U14 takes home silver from St. Albert
The Red Deer Renegade U14 tier 2 boys won silver in the Victoria Day Classic tournament in St. Albert during the weekend. READ
Pro Flo Rage 1-2 in Early Bird tournament
The Red Deer Pro Flo Rage bantam A team were 1-2 in the Edmonton Ladies Early Bird Tournament. READ
Panthers finished third at Early Bird
The Red Deer Topco Oilsite Panthers finished third in the premier division of the Edmonton Ladies Early Bird Tournament during the weekend. READ
MSI Rage placed second in Great Falls
The Red Deer MSI Rage placed second out of 15 teams in the U14A division of the Great Falls fastball tournament during the weekend. READ
Lunty, Rouse capture Woody's Marathon titles
Over the last 11 years Brendan Lunty has competed in close to 60 marathons, but there’s one that he always marks on his calender. READ
Pitching a concern for Riggers
One of the main concerns Red Deer Riggers manager Curtis Bailey has each season is pitching depth. READ
Stags have veteran laden lineup
When the Sunburst Baseball League and Baseball Alberta got together to give the league more meaning, it was something that was long overdue according to Red Deer Stags co-manager Dan Zinger. READ
Participants coming from afar for 14th Woody’s Marathon
From as far away as London, England, and ranging in age from 11 to 70, roughly 1,500 runners will participate in the 14th Annual Woody’s RV World Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k run on Sunday. READ
Braves improve, but not enough
The Red Deer Carstar Braves continue to go in the right direction, but the problem is it’s not showing on the scoreboard. READ
Cota aiming for the long run
Jordanna Cota would like nothing more than to follow in Canadian College cross-country champion Jodi Sanguin’s footsteps. “She is amazing and I look up to her,” said the 16-year-old Grade 11 Hunting Hills star, who plans on following Sanguin to RDC when she graduates. READ
Shock tumbles to Lloydminster
Red Deer players Jacob Butcher and Blake Draper each scored a third-quarter touchdown in a losing cause as the Battle River Shock fell 35-14 to Lloydminster in the Capital District Midget Football League final at Edmonton during the weekend. The Shock registered a 5-0 record in regular-season play. READ
Cougars rally over Spartans
Paige Farries scored three tries to lead the Notre Dame Cougars to a 29-17 victory over the Rimbey Spartans in Central Alberta High School Girls’ Rugby League play Tuesday. Sophie Falls added a pair of tries and Kayla Whissel kicked a pair of converts. Slyvia VonGunten had three tries for Rimbey with Birdy Weiss adding a convert. READ
The real story is what golfers focus on prior to first swing
Who is this kid? A virtual unknown! A 23-year-old who had never won on the PGA Tour until May 6. Ricky Fowler is his name and he is arguably the most colourful golfer on the PGA Tour. And now he has his first win. Ricky shot a 3-under-par on the final day of the Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. READ
Exelta members pick up gold
Carter Pisko and Savanna Chanminaraj of the Red Deer Exelta Gymnastics Club both picked up gold medals in the trampoline and tumbling Western Canadian Cup in Beaumont during the weekend. Pisko won the men’s provincial C double mini-trampoline (DMT) and was fourth on the trampoline while Chanminaraj took first in the women’s provincial C DMT to go with a sixth in trampoline and eighth in provincial D tumbling. READ
