Local Sports

Cochrane teenager Justin Ferguson has only been playing baseball for two years, yet he caught the eye of outside evaluators earlier this spring to secure a spot on the town’s most competitive squad, the Cochrane Crush senior majors AAA team.

A long line of appreciative fans snaked around the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge last week to say thank you – and goodbye – to their beloved Cochrane captain.

The Cochrane Piranhas summer swim club is diving into its new season with a fresh energy about the upcoming new facility at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre – and a new initiative to help swimmers further invest in the sport.

Two Cochrane hockey players and longtime friends shone at last weekend’s Hockey Alberta development tournament.

The Bow Valley Grizzlies rugby club charged into their new season Saturday afternoon with a dominating win against the Calgary Saints.

Women with leadership roles in sport are being offered an open forum to discuss conflict in the work and volunteer space at an upcoming workshop in Cochrane.

Rocky View Schools is giving rugby a try as the sport continues to gain popularity in the teenage ranks and around the world.

Hockey player Thane Kondrat is best known for his proficiency on the ice, but he’s hoping to pivot that prowess into a more entrepreneurial lane by launching a new clothing line.

Cochrane badminton player Dawson Laye has powered through to provincials after winning gold at last weekend’s Alberta Schools Athletic Association south central zone championships.

Fifth-degree black belt Cameron MacDonald and 18 of his students from Trinity Taekwon-Do will compete against as many as 350 athletes at the 2017 Alberta International Taekwon-Do Provincial Championships this weekend in Edmonton.