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“No longer.” When Todd Holt delivered those words at a press conference March 2012 in Cochrane, he made it clear he was no longer a victim of hockey coach Graham James and was ensuring James would not be able to offend again.

Cochrane Cowboys are getting ready to ride. The club is sending wrestlers to California for a Canadian team training camp starting June 21.

Sports scribes like to break out the big words to detail notable accomplishments. Mercurial, herculean, monumental, colossal are a few of the adjectives rolled out to describe extraordinary athletic achievements.

Cochranites Bill Gibbons and Leilani Du Toit both won gold in the 8-ball pool competition at Zone 2 (Big Country) qualifying for the Alberta 55+ Summer Games. Bearspaw’s Ernie Domshy won silver in men’s 75+ Callaway golf.

The Cochrane High School Cobras took the wraps off their new-look football team June 13 in Okotoks. Gone are graduating senior quarterback Cody Stevens (Calgary Jr.

Following a stellar high school and club wrestling career, Cochrane’s Aidan McKeage is off to grapple at the next level with the University of Alberta.

Rugby’s roots are beginning to bear fruit in Cochrane.

Cochrane High School Cobras are hanging another provincial track-and-field banner from the Cobradome rafters. Cobras defended their 3A (student population 749-1,250) track title June 5-6 in Lethbridge.

Three Bow Valley Grizzlies are in the hunt for spots on Alberta’s under-23-year-old (U23) men’s rugby team.

Every now and again, you’re going to have a noticeably good game. Ty Hawes had one of those games against Foothills Lions of Okotoks on June 6. Playing at the No.