Local Sports

The Cochrane Piranhas Swim Club again proved its swimmers are top of the crop as the team dominated at the Okotoks Stingrays meet on June 10.

The St. Timothy Thunder track and field team could not have asked for better end to their season as they put on a strong showing at the Junior High City Championships on June 11 at Foothills Athletic Park.

What a way to bounce back! After dropping two games in a row, the Bow Valley Grizzlies have their Calgary Rugby Union Division Two season back on track in a big way, after a crushing 43-5 away win over the Lethbridge Rugby Club on June 11.

Spirits were high as St. Timothy High School hosted its 10th annual Evening with the Thunder on June 1 in the school’s gymnasium.

After dominating the Rocky View Sports Association (RVSA) soccer scene for many years, the Cochrane High School Cobras have had to settle for third-best this season.

It’s only early June, but bike season is in full swing. The Cochrane BMX Association recently opened its track for the 2016 season, and is already seeing record numbers of participants.

Several Cochrane area female hockey players, including Rocky Mountain Raiders AAA midget players Megan Campbell and Kara Kondrat were among 80 players initially invited to the Under 18 Team Alberta camp for the upcoming 2016 Women’s National Champion

The St. Timothy High School Thunder roared to their best medal haul at the Calgary Catholic Junior High School City Track and Field Championships June 1.

There’s a first time for everything.

The Bow Valley Rugby Club recently won Ambassador of the Year at the Cochrane Community Awards on May 29.