Local Sports

The snow has melted, and the browns and greys are slowly giving way to green around the countryside. That can mean only one thing: baseball season is coming.

The Cochrane Cowboys Wrestling Club ended its season over the weekend the way it began all those months ago: with resounding success.

The Cochrane High School Cobras are sending four players off to one of the biggest dates on Football Alberta’s calendar: the 27th annual Senior Bowl.

Native hockey teams from around Alberta and British Columbia gathered over the weekend at the Cochrane Arena to take part in the Lance Dodginghorse Memorial Tournament.

It’s true what people say, soccer really is the world’s game. No other sport in Canada – or in Cochrane – has seen such continuous growth in the last 10 years.

Most athletes will tell you, they learn more from their defeats than their victories. The Cochrane Generals are no exception.

On April 12, Cochranite and Lethbridge Hurricanes captain Tyler Wong was announced as one of the nominees for the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy as the league’s Humanitarian of the Year.

The U14 Cochrane Jaguars Volleyball Club team has been killing the competition this year en route to the Volleyball Alberta Provincials being held in Calgary April 16 and 17.

The Calgary Canucks hosted their spring camp over the weekend at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre.

In the past four years, season after season of disappointment greeted Tyler Wong and the Lethbridge Hurricanes.