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Havoc giving local fighters a forum

Ryan Machan and business partners Jesse Fox and Gary Vig had the best interests of Red Deer mixed martial arts fighters in mind when they founded the Havoc Fighting Championship in June of last year.“We recognized that is was hard to get fights with just one local Red Deer promotion company (Pure Fighting Championship headed by former UFC fighter Jason MacDonald) that held only two shows a year,” Machan said Wednesday.
Lightning looking to three-peat as high school football champions

Lightning looking to three-peat as high school football champions

The Hunting Hills Lightning have some holes to fill, but head coach Kyle Sedgwick is confident the two-time defending Central Alberta High School Football League champions will be in the running once again.“We look alright,” he said prior to practice Tuesday. “We’re loaded at the skill positions, but do lack some experience on the lines.”

BMX club wins 56 medals at provincial races

Red Deer BMX Club members garnered 56 medals — including 16 gold — during Provincial Series races 5 and 6 at Great West Adventure Park during the weekend.Lindsay Hall won a gold medal both Saturday and Sunday, as did Molly Simpson, Ryland Goulding, Nicholas Hammer and Taye Neish. Cody Pratt picked up a gold in the cruiser class Saturday, while other gold-medal winners Sunday included Olivia Rush, Eden Price, Royce Redbear, Ty Redbear and Evan Stahl.
Edmonton's Armstrong wins McLennan Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour championship

Edmonton's Armstrong wins McLennan Ross Sun Junior Golf Tour championship

It’s not often that a double bogey will garner a victory on any golf course.And yet, A.J. Armstrong took top honours in the boys division of the McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour championship tournament Monday at Wolf Creek with a double bogey six on the par-4 15th hole, beating Matt McCourt of Drayton Valley in a sudden-death playoff.

Usmanee battled IBF champion to a draw

Red Deer Boxing Club product Arash Usmanee nearly became a world champion Friday. Nearly. Usmanee took on International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior lightweight champion Argenis ‘La Tormenta’ Mendez in the main event of an ESPN Friday Night Fights card and battled the champ to a 12-round majority draw.
Slow start costs Titans in loss to Hornets

Slow start costs Titans in loss to Hornets

A lingering bad habit crept back into an otherwise good season for the Red Deer Titans Saturday.The Titans were somewhat slow out of the gate and dropped a 29-23 decision to the visiting Calgary Hornets in Calgary Rugby Union Second Division action.

Injury depleted Als will get destroyed by Lions

Football is a crazy sport. Players know they run a 100 per cent risk of injury during the course of their careers and every one of them is very grateful for the opportunity to completely compromise their good health so they can play the game. Last weekend the Montreal Alouettes had eight players lose the injury lottery in their game against the Roughriders and tonight they host the BC Lions without quarterback Anthony Calvillo behind center.
Burgeson takes home PGA of Alberta title

Burgeson takes home PGA of Alberta title

Coming into the PGA of Alberta’s championship Monday Brett Burgeson felt he’d have to shoot a 10-under par to walk away with the title.That changed a bit on Tuesday because of the strong winds.
Players go low at River Bend for PGA of Alberta championship

Players go low at River Bend for PGA of Alberta championship

The 2013 PGA of Alberta championship opened under perfect conditions at River Bend Golf Course Monday and the field tore up the course.Twenty-six in the field of 99 finished under par and 34 were par or better following the first of two rounds.

U16 Tier II Renegades fall to Edmonton in provincial final

Red Deer Renegades head coach Ezad Elkaz would have loved to be celebrating a provincial championship Sunday afternoon at Edgar Park, but second place at the provincial U16 Tier II girls’ soccer championships isn’t bad.“You always want to finish on top, that’s the way it is in any competitive sport, but I’m happy with second place,” said Elkaz following a 2-0 loss to Edmonton Juventus. “Congratulations to Edmonton. They have a very competitive, hard-working team.”