Local Sports

She may be the only girl on her baseball team, but 10-year-old Maeve Maguire had no fear of stepping up to home plate with her game face on.

More than 350 swimmers from Region E wrapped up their regular season last weekend with the two day Canmore Coho Invitation Meet. There were 44 swimmers from Cochrane Piranhas in attendance from ages six to 19.

Bow Cycle prides its Tour de Bowness event – which has been pedaling strong for 16 years – for its ability to give amateur cyclists an avenue to compete.

The number 22 was a lucky one for Cochrane steer wrestler Straws Milan as he broke his previous 3.2-second run to make the record books this past weekend. On July 22, Milan tied a national record when he took down a steer in 2.

Café Roubaix Bicycle Studio was the province’s only host for the Rapha Women’s 100, which globally promotes women in cycling.

Cochrane receiver Jack Tocher took his sticky hands to Nova Scotia this weekend to showcase his skills and represent Alberta in the Football Canada Cup.

With less than a month before they hit the mat at the 2017 Canada Games, Team Alberta’s wrestling squad is travelling outside of the region – and outside of their comfort zone – to push their athleticism to a higher level.

One of the coaches of the Cochrane Cobras basketball program is lending his expertise to help some of the best young players in the province shine on the national stage.

Ghost Lake has been the training ground for Dan Miller, a 37-year-old Canadian who will represent Team Canada at the 2017 International Surfing Association (ISA) World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championships in Denmark this September.

Tanner Milan’s Calgary Stampede experience ended a bit sooner than he would have liked this year – but he’s still got a lot of ride left, as he hits the road for up to 50 more rodeos before the season’s out.