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Good things come to those who wait.

Contrary to what the old phrase might say, the third time isn’t always a charm. The Rockyview Rage Midget B lacrosse team knows something about this.

To quote a poker mantra, you play the hand you’re dealt. At the start of the NHL season, no one could have predicted where Cochranite Mason Raymond would end up, least of all himself.

It hasn’t been the most joyous of seasons so far for the Cochrane Bears girls rugby team.

Where some see misfortune, others see opportunity. Things were looking bleak earlier this year when it was decided by the Cochrane Lions Football Club not to field a midget team due to lack of participants.

Anyone who questions why the Cochrane High School Cobras football team has been so dominant for so long in the province doesn’t understand the level of dedication the team puts in. When they see an opportunity to take an advantage, they do so.

Spirits were high and things were looking up. That’s when it all came crashing down.

The St. Timothy Junior and Senior High School track teams killed it last weekend, winning multiple medals and setting a couple records at the Dino Indoor Challenge.

The Rockyview Rage Midget A boys lacrosse team recently captured a silver medal at the Blues Icebreaker tournament over the weekend of April 23 and 24.

The St Timothy Thunder women’s field hockey team started off their season the way they ended their last campaign, with a crushing win.