Local Sports

Football Alberta has honoured Cochrane’s storybook 2016 football season by celebrating three coaches whose passion and commitment to the game helped propel their players to provincial championships in two separate tiers.

Learning how to run properly can make the difference between the sport being a score – or a chore, says the leader of a new training program designed to help beginners fall in love with running.

Lacrosse has a long history as a sport of spiritual healing, and the Rockyview Silvertips hope the game can help heal their own broken hearts after a devastating loss last fall of one of their most dedicated players.

The 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games inspired a lifetime of commitment for one Cochrane coach, who has just been inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame.

Senior student Maddy Lethebe has been playing basketball at Bow Valley High School for nearly four years – but Tuesday night was the first time she and her teammates were able to raise their arms in victory over the Cochrane High Cobras after a thril

Cochrane curlers performed at provincials last weekend, with three teams pushing onto the podium. The Grande Prairie Curling Centre hosted the Alberta 55 provincial championships, with 26 rinks from across the province competing for top spots.

Though students at Bow Valley and Cochrane high schools are out of class this week, there’s no break for basketballers, who are blasting it out on the court in preparation for playoffs.

It’s been a pretty good week for Cochrane football star Rob Cote. Last Friday, the longest-serving Calgary Stampeder secured his contract with the Canadian Football League team for another season.

The Cochrane Generals will work to cool the fire in their bellies while staying hot on the heels of their competition after they blazed through the Heritage Junior Hockey League semi-finals – but were plagued by penalties throughout the series.

Lorne Bremner says the idea behind Try Hockey Day is for girls who may have never played before to give the sport a shot – just like his daughter Rowan did when she was three.