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“It’s always really awesome to see some Cochrane rivalry go down, especially at our home turf,” Scheberger said. “It was a really fun game to watch, a really fun game to coach, and not quite the outcome we wanted, but it was a really good game.”

Three Cochrane Cobras football players will don their high-school helmets one last time, as they get set to participate in Football Alberta's annual Senior Bowl.

History was made on the national stage as a team of talented ringette players hailing from Airdrie and Cochrane proudly represented the Zone 2 AA ringette association for the first time at nationals, capping off a memorable season and an unforgettabl

“It definitely stung,” Miller said. “But I think the guys are really proud of everything we accomplished, regardless of the result on Sunday."

“It was an awesome year. The best part about this season was how our kids got along. They bonded together and the culture the kids created in the room is the reason why we were able to win. It was just a tremendous season.”

The Cochrane Classic, an annual charity hockey game between students from Cochrane and Bow Valley high schools, took place on March 23.

After a dominant regular season and the securing of a divisional banner, the Cochrane-based Bow Valley Timberwolves U15 AA boys' hockey team is hoping to cap off the campaign with a provincial banner this Sunday.

“I think it was a pretty satisfying feeling for our team that we were able to come out with a banner and finish off a good season with a championship.”

The Xtreme will be considered a favourite to win the provincial gold, after dominating the AEHL south division with a 33-1 regular-season record and then sweeping their first two playoff opponents.

While the Chaos had thrice previously qualified for the AJFHL finals, this year marks the first time the Cochranites were able to hoist the junior league's trophy.