Local Sports

Spots are still available in the Airdrie and District Tennis Association’s (ADTA) Community Team Tennis spring leagues and Spring Lesson Program. Both programs are held at the East Lake Park Tennis Courts.

Barring another major snowstorm, the Rocky View Sports Association’s 2011 boys’ soccer season will begin next week. The defending champion Chestermere Lakers will open the schedule against the Bert Church Chargers, May 3 at East Lake Park.

An Airdrie woman was inspired to volunteer with the Canadian Cancer Society after beating the disease four and a half years ago.

The Northern Raiders may have played its best game of the season last week, but the midget football team is still seeking its first win.

Members of the Airdrie JKA karate dojo recently earned some hardware from a major tournament in Calgary, while one of its members also brought home multiple medals from the Canadian nationals and an international competition in Las Vegas.

Kids ages 7-14 will have the opportunity to try some new sports in Airdrie soon, as the Hershey’s Track and Field Games will hit the city’s Genesis Place outdoor track on May 12.

Following a successful Junior Women’s Hockey League (JWHL) campaign, the Edge Mountaineers have announced a coaching change for next season.

The Northern Raiders relied too much on its defence and dropped another contest in Calgary Midget Football League play last week. The Raiders, now 0W-2L-1T for the season, lost 24-0 to the Calgary Wildcats on April 15 at Shouldice Park.

The Airdrie Regional Recreation Enhancement Society (ARRES) has announced a new fundraising venture, called Raise The Rinks, in hopes of securing nearly $4 million to help construct a new set of twin ice surfaces in the proposed Phase 3 of Genesis Pl

The Airdrie Regional Recreation Enhancement Society (ARRES) has announced a new fundraising venture, called Raise The Rinks, in hopes of securing nearly $4 million to help construct a new set of twin ice surfaces in the proposed Phase 3 of Genesis Pl