Local Sports

Cochranite James O’Neill will compete with the Canada U20 rugby team later this month at the Junior World Trophy in Uruguay on Aug. 23.

Hole No. 16 at The Links of GlenEagles golf course has been swinging its way to international fame as one of Canada’s most unique par 3s.

Cochranite Anne-Sophie Levesque and her Canadian Young Rider Eventing Team jumped their way to a bronze medal at the 2017 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships in Kalispell, Montana July 18 to 21.

With the Bow Valley Grizzlies season coming to an end, they extended their season streak to nine wins and no losses, downing the Calgary Saracens 53-17 last Saturday.

Diver Ashley McCool splashed her way to a gold medal at the Canada Summer Games this week. On July 31, McCool jumped to a gold standing with 303.60 points on the o three metre dive. She also achieved silver on the springboard three-metre dive.

She may be the only girl on her baseball team, but 10-year-old Maeve Maguire had no fear of stepping up to home plate with her game face on.

More than 350 swimmers from Region E wrapped up their regular season last weekend with the two day Canmore Coho Invitation Meet. There were 44 swimmers from Cochrane Piranhas in attendance from ages six to 19.

Bow Cycle prides its Tour de Bowness event – which has been pedaling strong for 16 years – for its ability to give amateur cyclists an avenue to compete.

The number 22 was a lucky one for Cochrane steer wrestler Straws Milan as he broke his previous 3.2-second run to make the record books this past weekend. On July 22, Milan tied a national record when he took down a steer in 2.

Café Roubaix Bicycle Studio was the province’s only host for the Rapha Women’s 100, which globally promotes women in cycling.