Tag: Sports

  • Seventh Heaven

    Seventh Heaven

    By Max Campbell Stampeders.com The Calgary Stampeders won the 102nd Grey Cup over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with a 20-16 triumph at Vancouver’s BC Place on Sunday. Both offences struggled on their opening possessions, as a Tiger-Cat punt preceded a two-and-out from the Stampeder offensive unit. LB Deron Mayo forced an early fumble when he collided…

  • SUBWAY® Restaurants Raises Nearly $200,000 for Alberta School Programs

    SUBWAY® Restaurants Raises Nearly $200,000 for Alberta School Programs

    Typically, when schools want to raise funds for programs or initiatives, they need to turn to selling chocolate bars or holding bake sales. Now, thanks to SUBWAY® Restaurants, Alberta schools have been able to take advantage of a healthy and profitable program called Peel-a-Deal. How it works: 20,000 cards, that come with ten peel-off coupons…

  • Legion Receives “Hommage Athlétas” Award from Fédération québécoise d’athlétisme

    Legion Receives “Hommage Athlétas” Award from Fédération québécoise d’athlétisme

    Legion Track and Field Program a Stepping Stone International Competitions OTTAWA, ON – The Royal Canadian Legion has been chosen as the recipient of the 2014 “Hommage Athlétas” Award from the Fédération québécoise d’athlétisme. “Thanks to our development of both training and national level track and field competitions, youth across Canada are able to get…

  • Ladies Shinny in Black Diamond

    Ladies Shinny in Black Diamond

    Ladies Shinny is being held Thursday Evenings from 8:15 to 9:45 this season. The cost is $7.00/person and is at the Scott Seaman Sports Rink in Black Diamond. This is weather dependent as it’s an outdoor rink. Helmets are required and everyone is welcome! This is a fun time where all skill levels are welcome.…

  • Giddyup: Stamps Grey Cup-bound after Win over Esks

    Giddyup: Stamps Grey Cup-bound after Win over Esks

    CFL.ca Staff CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders left little doubt as to which Alberta team is best on Sunday evening at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium, earning a 43-18 win over the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western Final. They’ll face the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 102nd Grey Cup Championship on Nov. 30 in Vancouver, in a rematch…

  • 102nd Grey Cup to be the most social #GreyCup ever

    102nd Grey Cup to be the most social #GreyCup ever

    CFL.ca Staff #GreyCup TORONTO — The Canadian Football League has plans to make the 102nd Grey Cup in Vancouver the most social Grey Cup in its storied history. “For decades, the Grey Cup has been one of the most social events in Canada every year,” said CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon. “But this year, we plan to…

  • CFR41 Champions Declared

    CFR41 Champions Declared

    EDMONTON, AB – November 9, 2014 – “I knew I had to win the round.” The words were spoken by Tanner Milan as he described the moments before making a 3.5 run that clinched the second title for the likable Cochrane steer wrestler. “My brother (hazer Baillee) slapped me on the back and told me…

  • Stampede Blog: Stampede Horses Dominate CFR

    Stampede Blog: Stampede Horses Dominate CFR

    By Bonni Clark, communications advisor Three dozen Calgary Stampede bucking horses are happily frolicking in the snow-covered pastures near Hanna, celebrating a triumphant series of performances in the horse roughstock events at the Canadian Finals Rodeo. In the six CFR performances, ending Sunday, Stampede horses captured six buckles for round-winning scores. That’s half the available…

  • Coming Soon – Fieldhouse Grande Opening!

    Coming Soon – Fieldhouse Grande Opening!

    Join us on Saturday, November 29th from 1:00 to 5:00pm at the new Fieldhouse, located at the junction of Highway 7 and the Aldersyde overpass. Turn east onto Highway 7 from Okotoks, access to the Field House is via the temporary access gravel road – right hand turn from Highway 7. The ceremony at 2:00pm…

  • Beast to Pay Tribute to Armed Forces

    Beast to Pay Tribute to Armed Forces

    BRAMPTON, ON – On Sunday, November 16th the Beast will be honouring past and current members of the Canadian Armed Forces. For every ticket purchased for this game, a portion of the proceeds will go to past and current military members and their families. Canadian military and their families will receive free admission to the game…

  • CCA: Manitobans on a Roll

    CCA: Manitobans on a Roll

    2015 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in North Bay, Ont. By: Danny Lamoureux, Canadian Curling Association News Memories of opening day at the 52nd edition of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship at the North Bay Granite in North Bay, Ont., have become distant ones for Manitoba skip Jared Kolomaya. The Gimli CC team of Kerri Einarson,…

  • Get on Board for the Alberta 55 Plus Provincial Winter Games!

    Get on Board for the Alberta 55 Plus Provincial Winter Games!

    Are you fifty-five years or older and enjoy competing in your sport or recreational activity? The Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games are being held in Lethbridge on February 19th – 22nd and you could represent your area at these games. The events are Alpine Skiing, Badminton, Bowling – 5-pin, Bridge – Duplicate, Carpet Bowling, Cross…

  • Join the 55 Plus Women’s Indoor Soccer Team

    Join the 55 Plus Women’s Indoor Soccer Team

    We are looking for female soccer players who will be 55 years old by December 31, 2014. The 55 Plus Winter Games are being held in Lethbridge from February 19th to 22nd and for the first time they are including indoor soccer for women. We are hoping to recruit a team from Zone 2 which…

  • New Partnership Brings Sport Equipment to Horse Lake First Nation

    New Partnership Brings Sport Equipment to Horse Lake First Nation

    Guided by the slogan “Assisting the Kid in Sport,” a new partnership between Horse Lake First Nation and Sport Central will help all children and families in the region access the sport equipment they need to play hockey and get involved in other sports. On October 8, the first of two shipments arrived at the Horse…

  • Votes Needed for Fitness Centre in Field House

    Votes Needed for Fitness Centre in Field House

    Community grant contest could see the Town of High River awarded between $50,000 and $100,000 for new equipment High River (AB) – A grant application to create a community fitness centre in the field house has been submitted to the Aviva Community Fund for a chance to be awarded $50,000 to $100,000. The grant could…