Local Sports

Cochrane will be brimming with visitors this weekend as ringette teams from Western Canada participate in the Fourth Annual Cochrane Classic ringette tournament Dec. 7-9.

With the tenacity of an energy-line forward on the forecheck, Cochrane resident Todd Holt’s pursuit of justice is relentless.

Every season, the Cochrane High School Cobras expect to win the provincial football championship. They met that lofty expectation Nov. 24 with a 31-20 win over the St.

Brett Berndt, Bradley Lizon and Levi Barker scored for the Bow Valley Timberwolves in a 3-3 tie with the Airdrie Lightning in South Central Alberta Hockey League Midget AA play Nov. 25 at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre.

Alex Colborne and Taylor House both scored three goals and added an assist apiece as the Cochrane Generals doubled the Stettler Lightning 10-5 in Heritage Junior Hockey League play Nov. 24 in Stettler.

Following a successful summer, Cochrane’s karate combatants had their competition falling in autumn events as well.

Cochrane’s Tristan Walker, along with sliding partner Justin Snith of Calgary, has opened the World Cup luge season with a silver medal in the team relay event.

One more week. All season, Cochrane High School Cobras coach Rob McNab told his team after each win they'd earned another week to play.

Ryan Portello is leaving no stone un-skied in his quest to improve.

The Cochrane Generals split a pair of weekend road games, dropping a 4-2 decision to the Copperheads Nov. 18 in Coaldale after downing the Banff Bears 6-3 Nov. 17 in Banff. Tyson Soloski and Kris Keller netted Cochrane’s goals in the Coaldale tilt.