Local Sports

The dire need of a long-term solution to Airdrie’s lack of ice surfaces, coupled with last week’s news of delays to the Plainsmen Arena renovations, motivated 144 notable members of the community to come together for a fundraising golf tournament on

Irricana’s Karin Lowen had a silver lining to her first visit to a national tournament. The third baseman was part of Team Alberta’s second place finish at the Women’s Canadian Slo-Pitch Championship just outside London, Ont., held between Aug.

The 44th annual Cochrane Lions Labour Day Rodeo will run from Sept. 3 to 5 at the Cochrane Rodeo Grounds. It marks the final event of the Foothills Cowboy Association’s (FCA) regular schedule and will feature daily performances scheduled for 1 p.m.

The Canadian Cowboy Challenge (CCC) is looking for judges and will be holding a clinic for anyone interested in becoming certified. The clinic will be held Sept. 9 to 11 at River’s Edge in Water Valley, Alta.

The final numbers have yet to be tallied, but organizers are confident that the 29th Calgary Police Rodeo was the most successful yet. Det. Mike Cavilla of the Calgary Police Service, president of the police rodeo, said the Aug.

Twenty thrill seekers visited Airdrie last week. The brave souls were at the Airdrie Pro Rodeo grounds on Aug.

The Airdrie Edge Gymnastics Club was recently selected as one of the province’s recipients of a $1,000 grant to promote year-round activity for youth.

Twenty thrill seekers visited Airdrie last week. The brave souls were at the Airdrie Pro Rodeo grounds on Aug.

The Airdrie Thunder Junior B club will open its Heritage Junior Hockey League exhibition season when it hosts the Blackfalds Ford Wranglers at the Ron Ebbesen Arena on Sept. 9. Game time is 8 p.m.

Airdrie residents interested in sports are encouraged to volunteer for the 2014 Alberta Summer Games bid committee. The committee will prepare a bid package for the Dec.