Badlands camp teaches kids baseball fundamentals
Spring is rolling around, and the Town of Oyen is readying for another yearly elite baseball training camp.
Penton: Ready, set, pitch ... and hurry up!
Get ready for a wild and wacky Major League Baseball season in 2023. ‘Pitch clock’ was trending on Twitter after just two days of the pre-season schedules…
South Central High School hosting Southern Alberta Men’s Basketball Championships
Oyen’s South Central High School is hosting the Southern Alberta Men’s Basketball Zone Championships…
Penton: It’s time to lose the NHL’s loser point
It’s time for the National Hockey League to get rid of the loser point. While it may help to keep lousy teams “above .500” and helps to tighten up the standings…
Penton: Canadians may play huge President’s Cup role
When Nick Taylor of Abbotsford battled Scottie Scheffler down the stretch at the recent Waste Management Phoenix Open, he won $2.2 million…
Penton: Debate is over; LeBron the best
OK, so LeBron James is the National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer, but is he the greatest NBA player of all time?
Oyen Ladies Bonspiel
February 10 and 11 saw 10 Ladies teams descend on the Oyen and District Curling Club. Teams each curled 4 games throughout the event…
Penton: Can anyone topple the Bruins?
The Bruins, under the direction of new coach Jim Montgomery, had suffered a mere seven regulation-time defeats in the team’s first 50 games…
Penton: Hot Dog eating champ chokes - literally
Almost guaranteed to happen in the final six months of 2023…
Penton: New Year off to a blistering start
Seattle Kraken won seven straight road games to set a National Hockey League record, Tom Brady may have played his last game in the NFL, Canadian Brooke Henderson won…
Penton: NHL bottom-feeders drooling over Bedard
Like a six-year-old kid window-shopping at the toy store a few days before Christmas, National Hockey League general managers…
Penton: World-ranking points at centre of golf drama
The hottest sidebar to the ongoing saga of PGA Tour players defecting to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour has centred around Official World Golf Ranking points.
Crossroads Roping Results
Tie Down, Breakaway, #11 Team Roping 96 Teams, and #7 Team Roping 58 Teams.
Penton: Sports in 2023: 100% chance of excitement
Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback ever in the National Football League, will announce his plans for the future…
Penton: The Funny Side of Sports from 2022
Part 2 (July through December) of the best quips and quotes from the world of sports in 2022.
Penton: Best of the Best from 2022, Jan through Jun
The pick of the litter, the best of the best, the most humorous quotes, notes, quips and anecdotes from the first six months of 2022.
Penton: World Cup, from A to Z
Alphonso Davies, Canada’s No. 1 world-class player, made history by scoring his country’s first-ever men’s World Cup goal.
Penton: Argos’ Cup victory a boost for CFL
Talk about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ensuring their dynasty status with a third-straight Grey Cup victory — and that talk would certainly have been expanded upon in this space…
Penton: Enough already with gambling commercials
Police, ambulance and heavy security is required at: a) An outdoor speech given by the prime minister; b) A Justin Bieber concert; c) A Flames-Oilers game.
Penton: Second-year Kraken an early suprise
In a fashion eerily similar to Vegas Golden Knights’ success in their inaugural National Hockey League season, the second-year Seattle Kraken are playing not at all like a typical ‘expansion’ team.