Lyle Peterman from Olds landed in the winners circle on Monday after defeating 33 competitors from across Western Canada in Edmonton.

Peterman is part of Team Equestrian Planet as a pro rider, coach and trainer.

He won the $10,000 Caledonia Classic's 1.20m show jumping mini prix aboard his mare Laudiana.

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Peterman - who has been show jumping as a pro for 4 seasons - calls it the biggest win of his equestrian career.

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He says the other members of the team were pleased to see him win.

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Peterman will compete with Team Equestrian Planet in other events throughout the summer in locations including Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton.

The Bandits earned Canada's 43rd national junior 'A' championship by beating the host team from Summerside 3-1 in front of a tournament record crowd of 4,211 people.

Brooks held the number 1 spot in the national CJHL Top 20 rankings for the final 22 weeks of the regular season.

The Bandits are the 8th team from the Alberta Junior Hockey League to win a national championship - and they are the first to do it since the Camrose Kodiaks in 2001.

Brooks' Captain Cam Maclise was named the national player of the year.

The Foothills Cowboy Association season got underway with the Big Horn Stampede this weekend in Caroline.

Cole Goodine won the Bareback competition with a score of 74.

The top Bull Rider was Tanner Henderson with a 73.

A 74 point ride allowed Keenan Reinhardt to capture the Saddlebronc title.

Kash & Logan Bonnnett were the top duo in Team Roping with a time of 6 seconds flat.

The best Steer Wrestler at the Big Horn Stampede in Caroline was Denver Roy - he had a 4 and 4.

And, the top prize money in Calf Roping was split by Ryan Miller and Sloan Smith - they both had a time of 9.2 seconds.

Olds High School's senior boys soccer team reaches the mid-way mark of its season this week.

OHS dropped its first 3 games of the year losing to Hunting Hills, Lacombe's Central Alberta Christian High School and Lindsay Thurber.

Despite the slow start, Spartans Head Coach Mark Oxer says they've definitely got a group of players on the team this year who are passionate about the game.

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Oxer says they need to place at least 4th out of the 7 team league in order to qualify for next month's finals tournament at Edgar Soccer Park in Red Deer.

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Oxer along with Aaron Baker from the Deer Meadow School soccer academy are the coaches of the Spartan boys senior team.

It has been a taxing year for Oxer. He was the coach who brought Olds College's men's & women's soccer teams in to the ACAC, while also running the Broncos Futsol program. 

The reward for him will be seeing the first local high school student move across the Community Learning Campus to join the Broncos.

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The relationship between Olds High School and Olds College should continue to be fruitful in the future as Oxer says there are some bright young players in the community.

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The Olds Spartans soccer schedule sees them play at Notre Dame this Thursday (May 16th) at 4:15pm.

They'll visit H.J. Cody in Sylvan Lake on Tuesday before concluding the regular season with home games at Elks Field on May 29th versus Innisfail and May 31st against Lacombe.

The AJHL's Brooks Bandits carry a 2 and oh record into their game tonight (May 14th) at the RBC Cup versus the host team from Summerside, PEI.

The Summerside Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the BCHL's Surrey Eagles in the lone game at the national junior 'A' championship last night.

Surrey is also 2 and oh, while the Capitals are 1 and 1.

Brooks thumped the Truro, Nova Scotia Bearcats 7-1 on Saturday before beating the Minnesota Wilderness 6-3 Sunday night.

The Olds Junior Stingers are 2 and 4 this season following a pair of losses over the weekend.

They dropped both of their Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League home games at the SportsComplex.

Olds fell 18-14 to Crowsnest Pass on Saturday, before suffering an 11-5 loss to the Calgary Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.

Airdrie's Ty Rattie was named the Western Hockey League's playoff MVP as his Portland Winterhawks won the 2012-2013 championship on Sunday night.

Rattie had a hat trick as part of the Winterhawks 5-1 series clinching game 6 victory in Edmonton.

He also set a new WHL record for career playoff goals with 50.

The Winterhawks now head to Saskatoon for the Memorial Cup tournament which begins on Friday (May17th).

The field of 127 junior 'A' hockey teams has been whittled down to just a handful.

Starting this Saturday the AJHL's Brooks Bandits will be among the final 5 teams competiting at the RBC Cup Championships in Summerside, PEI.

This will be the Bandits first RBC Cup appearance.

The host team the Summerside Western Capitals, the Central representative the Minnesota Wilderness, the East Region's Truro Bearcats and the BCHL's Surrey Eagles round out the field.

The 2013 RBC Cup title will be handed out on Sunday, May 19th.

There will be a new national junior 'A' champion this year as the 2012 winners the Penticton Vees were eliminated by Surrey in the Fred Page Cup Final.

Game 3 of the Western Hockey League Finals is tonight in Edmonton.

The Oil Kings and the Portland Winterhawks are tied 1-1 in the best of 7 affair.

Winterhawks forward Ty Rattie from Airdrie leads the WHL in playoff scoring with 16 goals and 32 points in 17 games. 

Calgary Flames prospect Laurent Brossoit of the Oil Kings is the top goalie during the post-season with 13 wins, a 1.62 goals against average and a .942 save percentage. 

Another weekend, and another split of a pair of games for the Olds Junior Stingers.

Their Tier 3 Rockey Mountain Lacrosse League record is now 2 and 2. On Friday in Calgary Howard Lucas had 4 goals and added a pair of assists in the Stingers 13-11 triumph over the Mavericks - Conor O'Neil also fired in 4 goals for Olds. Saturday at the SportsComplex, the Stingers fell 10-4 to the Medicine Hat Sun Devils.

Coming up this Saturday (May 11th) at 6pm Olds will host the Crowsnest Pass Ravens. Sunday the Stingers are at home at 2:30 to clash with the Calgary Mavericks again.

Yesterday the Tier 1 Rockyview Silvertips lost their first home game of the year 11-8 to the Edmonton Warriors at the SportsComplex in Olds.

Rockyview's roster includes Bryce Sweetman from Olds and Didsbury's Nick Rutley. The Silvertips are now 0-2. They'll visit the Calgary Mountaineers on Friday.

The Olds Spartans senior boys soccer team hits the pitch to begin a new season today (May 3rd).

Last year the finals tournament was rained out and by default Olds wound up in 3rd place. With 6 to 8 returnees from that squad, striker Bernd Vantklooster likes the make-up of the Spartans roster.

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He is also excited to have Mark Oxer from the Olds College's Athletic Department coaching the Spartans this year.

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Oxer was the coach for both the Olds College men's and women's soccer teams as they began play in the ACAC last fall. According to Vantklooster, local interest and support for the game is on the rise.

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Based on his Dutch heritage the grade 12 student has always had an appreciation for the game.

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Vantklooster talks about his style of play and who his favorite pro is.

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The 17 year old is ready to begin the new season today versus Hunting Hills.

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He discusses how playing at Elks Field can benefit the Spartans this year.

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Vantklooster has high hopes for the Olds High School Spartans senior boys soccer team in 2013.

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The first game for the OHS Spartans kicks off at 4:15 today at Elks field against Hunting Hills.

A 3 time Canadian Olympian was in Olds on Saturday night.

Mike Smith from Kenora, Ontario was ranked in the top 10 in the world in decathlon from 1989 until 1998. He discusses some of the highlights of his illustrious  career.

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At the Grizzlys banquet Smith passed along the some valuable lessons he learned from participating in the decathlon including goal setting and the importance of being humble.

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After picking up just one medal thanks to a bronze by high jumper Derek Drouin at the 2012 London Games, Smith says the Canadian Olympic track & field program continues to be in a state of flux.

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According to Smith, Canadian track & field fans should be excited about the future of Ontario's Damian Warner following his 5th place finish during the 2012 Olympic games in London.

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The Myrl Goddard most dedicated player award went to Dylan Hubbs - Hubbs was also the AJHL's most dedicated player award winner this year

Forward Blair Oneschuck captured the rookie of the year honours. Goaltender Ethan Jemieff from Olds was named the playoff MVP.

With 33 goals and 58 points Matt Marcinew earned the leading scorer trophy. Trochu's Landon Kletke and Reid Wilson from Banff were the most improved players.

The nod for best defenseman went to Chris Stachiw. The community players of the year were last year's captain Bart Moran along with JC Heck.

And Spencer Dorowicz from Olds won the top defensive player award - he was also named the new captain of the Grizzlys for the upcoming season.