Local Sports

Goat yoga is here. “I’m pretty excited about goat yoga,” said Annalise Coles, an instructor at The Green Lotus Yoga in Cochrane. “Every friend that I know was sending me all the YouTube videos, so I thought, ‘People want this.

Knowledge is power – especially when it comes to the treatment of concussions, says a group of Cochrane sports physiotherapists.

A few months ago, a collection of Cochrane and area girls came together for the first time, knowing virtually nothing about each other except that they had one thing in common: a love of ringette and a desire to win.

The Cochrane High School junior boys basketball team’s camaraderie gave them the edge last weekend as they dominated the court to earn the Rocky View Sports Association divisional banner.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Cochrane and Area is hoping people will spare some time – and some cash – for a good cause later this month at its annual charity bowling event.

Football Alberta has honoured Cochrane’s storybook 2016 football season by celebrating three coaches whose passion and commitment to the game helped propel their players to provincial championships in two separate tiers.

Learning how to run properly can make the difference between the sport being a score – or a chore, says the leader of a new training program designed to help beginners fall in love with running.

Lacrosse has a long history as a sport of spiritual healing, and the Rockyview Silvertips hope the game can help heal their own broken hearts after a devastating loss last fall of one of their most dedicated players.

The 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games inspired a lifetime of commitment for one Cochrane coach, who has just been inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame.

Senior student Maddy Lethebe has been playing basketball at Bow Valley High School for nearly four years – but Tuesday night was the first time she and her teammates were able to raise their arms in victory over the Cochrane High Cobras after a thril