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Park does it all for Renegades

Sunday was a busy day for Chantel Park.The 15-year-old opened the day by helping the Renegades U18 Tier II girls soccer team win a bronze medal at the provincial championships in Medicine Hat. She finished off by scoring once and playing goal in the second half as the Alberta Major Women’s Soccer League Renegades downed the Calgary Saints 5-3 in their final league game of the season at Edgar Park.

Marlins take home 128 medals from regional meet

The Red Deer Marlins Swim Club captured 128 medals, include 53 gold at the regional D meet during the weekend.The Marlins easily won the team title with the Innisfail Dolphins second, the Ponoka Gators third and the Lacombe Dolphins fourth among the eight teams.
A's take series lead with win over Riggers

A's take series lead with win over Riggers

Make mistakes against the Fort Saskatchewan Athletics and they’ll make you pay.The Red Deer Riggers know that from battling the two-time defending Sunburst Baseball League champions all season. But for some reason if they did forget they received a tough reminder as the A’s pulled out a 9-3 victory to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five SBL and provincial senior AAA playoffs before close to 150 fans at Great Chief Park Tuesday.

Dream comes true as Chatwood joins Team Canada

Jason Chatwood always had a dream of playing baseball for Team Canada, so when he got his opportunity he couldn’t turn it down even though the Red Deer Riggers were in the middle of the Sunburst Baseball League and provincial senior AAA final.

Buccaneers fire blanks in playoff loss

LACOMBE — It was a disappointing end to what was a very good Alberta Football League season for the Central Alberta Buccaneers.The Buccaneers, who posted a 5-1 regular season record and finished in second place, couldn’t find any consistent offence and fell 15-3 to the St. Albert Stars in the league semifinal before an excellent crowd at MEGlobal Park Sunday afternoon.
Peewee Braves looking for provincial win at home

Peewee Braves looking for provincial win at home

The Red Deer Dairy Queens Braves head into the provincial peewee AAA baseball championships at Great Chief Park this weekend feeling pretty good about themselves.The Braves, who finished third in the league, won eight of their last 10 starts.

Rush hosts with the most after winning ball hockey tourney

The Red Deer TBS Rush were the hosts with the most in the four-team women’s division of the Western Regional ball hockey championship in Red Deer during the weekend.And they weren’t even supposed to be there.
Daines leading Renegades youth movement

Daines leading Renegades youth movement

The Red Deer Renegades have a solid core of veteran players, but as they look to continue to grow in the Alberta Major Women’s Soccer League it’s the addition of the younger players from Central Alberta that will play a major role.One such player is 17-year-old Sydney Daines of Innisfail.
Lalor in a league of her own

Lalor in a league of her own

It should come as no surprise that Kelsey Lalor is developing into one of the top young female baseball players in the country.Lalor was hanging around a baseball park before she could walk as her father, Dwayne, played close to 25 years with the Red Deer Riggers.

Als and Eskimos battle for respectability

Week 5 begins with two teams in big trouble early in the 2013 season. However 18 games is a long season in football, so the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes have plenty of time to get their act together. This week a battle of these two 1-3 titans will decide which team uses the other team as a stepping stone toward respectability.