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Forecast not scaring away runners for 16th annual Woody’s Marathon

Forecast not scaring away runners for 16th annual Woody’s Marathon

The Woody’s RV World Marathon can be favourably compared to the venerable postman.Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail . . . Rain is in the forecast for Sunday’s 16th annual event starting and finishing at Camille J. Lerouge School, but that’s hardly tragic news to race director and co-chair Jason Hazlett.
Wotherspoon-Gregg hanging up skates

Wotherspoon-Gregg hanging up skates

Olympian Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg announced Thursday her decision to retire from competitive long track speed skating.The 34-year-old athlete from Red Deer skated internationally for seven seasons and realized her Olympic dream by participating in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where she placed 33rd in the 500m. She made her World Cup debut in 2003.

Central Alberta teams come home with four medals from volleyball nationals

Central Alberta teams won four medals at the Canadian U17/U18 volleyball championships during the weekend in Edmonton.The Central Alberta Volleyball Club Kings Green team won bronze in the U18 division II championships while the Sylvan Lake Wave won the tier III title in division III of the U18 girls playoffs.
Solid pitching can’t get Braves the win in home opener

Solid pitching can’t get Braves the win in home opener

Red Deer Carstar Braves head coach Cam Moon knows that to be competitive in the NorWest Midget AAA Baseball League this season he needs to get solid pitching.He got that Sunday as the Braves opened at home, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 3-2 and 5-3 to the Edmonton Cardinals II at Great Chief Park.
Best is yet to come from Rampage

Best is yet to come from Rampage

The Red Deer Rampage have been impressive early in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League season, but there’s every reason to believe that the best is yet to come for the junior B tier 1 squad.

Goalie Tanner Jaillet enjoyed superb season with oil barons

He wasn’t exactly the most hotly recruited goaltender coming out of the midget AAA hockey ranks.
More than Gerrie expected

More than Gerrie expected

When forward Chris Gerrie joined the Olds Grizzlys last year, he did so with no anticipation of what was to come.“I didn’t know what to expect, to be honest,” he said Thursday.

Red Deer City Soccer Association do some front office shuffling

Newcomer Brian Desjardins has been hired as business operations manager with the Red Deer City Soccer Association, while former technical director Ado Sarcevic is moving into the role of soccer operations manager.Sarcevic’s position came about following a novel agreement signed between the RDCSA and Red Deer Renegades.

Pitching depth to help Riggers defend Sunburst title

One area the Red Deer Riggers have always seemed to struggle with was having enough pitching.That shouldn’t be the case this season.The Riggers have eight regular pitchers on their roster as they prepare to open defence of their Sunburst Baseball League championship Friday in St. Albert against the Tigers.

Red Deer’s Jaillet and Gerrie win national hockey awards

From Red Deer minor hockey to national prominence.Local products Tanner Jaillet and Chris Gerrie earned Canadian Junior Hockey League awards Tuesday, with Jaillet being honoured as the Canadian junior A goaltender of the year and Gerrie sharing the national rookie of the year award.