Local Sports

The best U16A and U19A ringette teams are in Airdrie this weekend for the provincial championships.

Skip Myla Plett, third Alyssa Nedohin, second Chloe Fediuk and lead Allie Iskiwoff to U20 Nationals at end of March

Last night, the Thunder won game six of their playoff series against Mountainview, downing the Colts 4-1 in Didsbury.

Playoffs are underway this week for Airdrie's public high-school basketball teams. 

Locally, some of the athletes competing for Team Alberta in P.E.I. include Bert Church High School boxer Emily Vigneault, Airdrie Bisons hockey player Wyatt Pisarczyk, ringette player Kennedy Rice, and archer Haley Priest.

The Thunder earned a 3-0 shutout victory at the Ron Ebbesen Arena on Tuesday night, in front of a few hundred fans, to lead the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) series 3-2. 

A pair of Airdrie-raised university athletes are continuing to put their hometown on the map in western Canada's post-secondary track-and-field scene.

The Thunder are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss at the Didsbury Memorial Complex on Feb. 25, which evened out the series at two games apiece.

The Airdrie Irish are committing to a 'one-and-oh' mentality as they prepare for the upcoming Alberta Football League (AFL) season.

Rotarians gathered at the Airdrie Curling Club Feb. 23-26 for the Ready To Rock 60th Annual Airdrie Rotary International Bonspiel. 24 teams from Alberta, B.C. and the Northwest Territories took part in the event, including three teams from Airdrie.