Sports

With the Olympic Games in the home stretch, the volunteers responsible for operating the Athlete Bus System are gearing up for their duties.

Rather than responding to fire or collision calls, two fire departments will be called to the ice to raise donations for their community’s food bank.

Ponoka can cheer on two of their own who have qualified for the Alberta Winter Games in Lakeland.

Ponoka’s Dee Butterfield marks 40 years of holding clinics and sharing her experience and expertise in horsemanship with students around the world. To mark the occasion, Butterfield is hosting a special reunion event this summer.

Ponoka Composite’s High School busy basketball month has been kicked off with the senior girls Swoosh tournament Jan. 8 and 9.

Ponoka's Alta 55+ Sports Association recently held a successful 5-pin bowling Challenge Cup tournament with 14 teams from all over central Alberta.

While the flame will only pass through Ponoka, businesses and schools are gearing up for their own festivities.

A seven-year-old Ponoka boy represented Canada at the National Finals Rodeo and surely didn’t disappoint, coming home as the Canadian dummy roping champion and the over-all reserve champion

They’re the best of the best in school division rodeo and four Ponoka teens have been named to the Wrangler all-star rodeo teams

The junior B Stampeders hockey team is hoping to fill seats at the ice rink Dec. 16 and bring in money for the Ponoka Food Bank