Local Sports

The Lindsay Thurber Raiders were able to push aside a pair of major injuries and hang for a 21-19 victory over the Leduc Ti-Cats in provincial bantam Tier II semifinal play at Great Chief Park Saturday afternoon.

For the second day in a row the RDC Queens were close against the NAIT Ooks in Alberta Colleges Women’s Hockey League play.The Queens dropped a 2-1 decision to the Ooks at NAIT Friday after suffering a 4-3 loss at the Arena Thursday.

It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.The Red Deer Rebels stumbled out of the starting gate Friday afternoon at Interior Savings Centre, spotting the Kamloops Blazers the first goal. But the visitors never trailed again in the Western Hockey League contest viewed by 4,496 fans and fired a trio of third-period goals en route to a 5-3 victory.

The Red Deer Curling Classic has been a prosperous event for Jamie King.

The Sylvan Lake Lakers had an extra week to prepare for the Central Alberta High School Football League final against the Hunting Hills Lightning and they made the most of it.

Scott Galenza blocked all 39 shots he faced and Sean Robertson scored once and added an assist as the Bentley Generals blanked the host Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs 3-0 in Chinook Hockey League action Saturday.

The quality of curling in Europe is right up there; the quantity not so much.

All season long the Lindsay Thurber Raiders owned their Central Alberta Bantam Football League opponents.

For Jennifer Jones, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts experience never gets old.

Ice 3 Rebels 2CRANBROOK — The Red Deer Rebels started with a whimper and finished with a growl.