Red Deer Polytechnic teams delivered strong performances across multiple sports this past week, highlighted by a silver-medal finish for the Queens Curling team at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Curling Championships.

Competing in Lac La Biche from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, the RDP Queens Curling team advanced to the gold-medal final after edging the Portage College Voyageurs 7-6 and defeating the SAIT Trojans 6-4 in the semifinals. The Queens were narrowly defeated 4-3 by the Concordia University Thunder in the championship final to secure silver. SAIT earned bronze.

The result qualifies the Queens for the 2026 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Curling Canada College Championships, scheduled for Feb. 17–21 in Regina.

The RDP Kings Curling team placed fourth at the championships. The Kings were edged 5-4 by the SAIT Trojans before falling 6-4 to the Concordia Thunder in the bronze-medal game. The NAIT Ooks captured gold, while SAIT secured silver.

Individually, Teryn Herder, a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences student, was named to the 2026 ACAC Men’s Curling All-Conference team. Queens skip Kailey Sparks was recognized as the 2026 ACAC Female Curling Rookie of the Year.

On the ice, the RDP Queens Hockey team earned back-to-back victories over the Olds College Broncos. On Jan. 29 in Olds, the Queens recorded a 1-0 shutout, with Camryn Ward scoring the lone goal and first-year goaltender Juliette Gagne-Delaunay stopping all 11 shots she faced. Two days later at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre, the second-place Queens (16-6) defeated the Broncos 3-1, with goals from Hayley Kolosky, Emily Hourie and Mia McGregor. Goaltender Elizabeth Campbell made 28 saves in the win.

The RDP Kings Hockey team also posted a pair of wins against the Concordia University Thunder. On Jan. 30, the Kings defeated the Thunder 6-3 at home, with goals from Deegan Mofford, Nolan Doell, Sean Michalevich, Alex Bernauer, Ryland McNinch and Kody Willick. The following night in Edmonton, the first-place Kings (17-3) earned another 6-3 victory, with goals from Bernauer, Tyson Janzen, Nic Andrusiak, Doell, Mason Bueckert and Willick.

Both RDP futsal teams competed at the ACAC Northwest Regional at Northwestern Polytechnic, finishing the weekend with 1-2 records.

The Queens Futsal squad opened with a 3-1 win over the Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves before dropping decisions to the Concordia University Thunder and NAIT Ooks by identical 4-0 scores.

The Kings Futsal team defeated the Wolves 3-1 in their opening match but fell 5-4 to Concordia and 3-0 to NAIT to close out regional play.

RDP Athletics will continue conference competition across several sports in the coming weeks as teams move toward postseason action.

**With information provided by RDP Athletics

 

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