Local Sports

Unfortunately for Mason Raymond, the dream homecoming has ended in tears.

Losing a tight 20-18 game to the B.C.

Cochrane was well represented at the Alberta Regional Competition (ARC) over the weekend as four Cochrane Bears players were part of the all-star Under-18 Calgary Mavericks rugby team that took home gold.

Cochrane High School student Koby Brander was recently selected as one of 16 players to make the Zone 2 boys baseball team for the Alberta Summer Games in Leduc taking place on July 14 to 17.

For Cochrane kids who love hockey, there aren’t many better role models than Dillon Dubé. The 17-year-old Kelowna Rockets centre was recently selected 56th overall by the Calgary Flames – his boyhood team – in the second round of the NHL Draft.

The Studio West Bronze Foundry and Art Gallery is one of the best-kept secrets in Cochrane, which is strange considering the amount of national recognition that husband and wife duo Don Begg and Shirley Stephens-Begg have received over the years.

With weeks of uncertainty in the rear view, the Cochrane Generals have announced a new head coach, and for anyone who knows the team, the name Dan Gendur is a blast from the past.

Once again Cochrane Piranhas Swim Club members have proven themselves to be among the best in southern Alberta after another strong showing at the High River Otters Swim Meet on June 25.

After making its home at the Airdrie Rodeo Grounds for 20 years, the Calgary Police Rodeo is coming to Cochrane this August.

Callum Lympany’s hard work has paid off. The Cochrane High School Cobras runner is on his way to the Alberta Summer Games in Leduc as part of the Zone 2 track and field team.