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Raiders strike first in girl's zone final

Raiders strike first in girl's zone final

It seemed like deja vu all over again for the Hunting Hills Lightning.On Tuesday the Lightning dropped the opening two sets of their best-of-five Central Alberta 4A girls’ zone volleyball semifinal to the Notre Dame Cougars, before changing back to win 3-2.

Raider boys open zone final with straight sets win over Cougars

Two of the top high school senior boys volleyball teams in the province clashed in Thursday’s opening match of the Central Alberta 4A zone final at Notre Dame.The Lindsay Thurber Raiders showed why they’re ranked No. 2 in Alberta by rolling over the host Cougars 3-0, prevailing 25-21, 25-15, 25-17. Notre Dame is the sixth-ranked squad in the province, but didn’t offer much resistance in the first match of a best-of-three series that continues tonight at 6 p.m. at Lindsay Thurber.

Some great storylines for this year's Grey Cup game

The CFL could not have scripted a better storyline for the 101st Grey Cup in Regina. The Saskatchewan Roughriders will appear in the game as the hometown fan favorites against the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats. “Hometown favorites” is a massive understatement in this case because the Riders will be elevated to sainthood by their rabid fans for their efforts last weekend.
Raiders roll to win over Lightning in boy's volleyball playoffs

Raiders roll to win over Lightning in boy's volleyball playoffs

Lindsay Thurber Raiders head coach Terence McMullen admitted he was a bit worried heading into the Central Alberta High School 4A boys’ volleyball semifinal against the Hunting Hills Lightning.“As a coach you’re always worried about games you’re supposed to win,” he said.

Lightning fight from brink to beat Cougars in girl's volleyball playoffs

The Hunting Hills Lightning could feel it slipping away, and for good reason.Down 2-0 in games to the visiting Notre Dame Cougars in Tuesday’s Central Alberta 4A girls zone volleyball sudden-death semifinal, the Lightning were in big trouble. But instead of giving in, the hosts roared back to post a 3-2 victory and earn a date with the Lindsay Thurber Raiders in a best-of-three zone final starting Thursday at Hunting Hills.
Lakers bounced from high school football provincials

Lakers bounced from high school football provincials

LACOMBE — The Sylvan Lake Lakers could only wonder what might have been.With the ball on the 25-yard line of the Ardrossan Bisons and needing less than a yard on a third-down play with two minutes remaining in the game, Lakers quarterback Skylar Selk was nailed for a slight loss. The Bisons took over, ran out the clock with a grinding ground game and held on for a 21-14 victory in a provincial tier 3 high school football semifinal Monday at MEGlobal Athletic Park.

Red Deer players part of national championship win

Although they didn’t get an opportunity to be on the field, a trio of Red Deer players are celebrating a national championship.

Red Deer players giving Olds Grizzlys some bite

The Olds Grizzlys’ pipeline into Red Deer is wide open.In the opinion of head coach Brett Hopfe, it’s about time.

Contestants go all-out during Friday's performance at CFR

The 40th Canadian Finals Rodeo hit the halfway point Friday night in Edmonton, and several contestants stepped up to put themselves back in the hunt for a Canadian title.Saddle bronc rider Rylan Geiger had the high mark of the performance and the CFR so far, when he spurred to an 88 on the Calgary Stampede horse Timely Delivery. Geiger, who grew up in Bracken, Saskatchewan, had the Midas touch at the start of the 2013 season, winning virtually every rodeo they let him enter.

Schiffner's ride gets him back to the top of the standings at CFR

Canadian bull riding champion Scott Schiffner knew this year’s Canadian Finals Rodeo couldn’t top last year’s event, when he won both the buckle and the Cowboy of the Year award. But Thursday night he made a good start on making it a close second, when he won the second go-round with an 85.25 point ride.It came on the Big Stone bull named Kish This.