Local Sports

Native hockey teams from around Alberta and British Columbia gathered over the weekend at the Cochrane Arena to take part in the Lance Dodginghorse Memorial Tournament.

It’s true what people say, soccer really is the world’s game. No other sport in Canada – or in Cochrane – has seen such continuous growth in the last 10 years.

Most athletes will tell you, they learn more from their defeats than their victories. The Cochrane Generals are no exception.

On April 12, Cochranite and Lethbridge Hurricanes captain Tyler Wong was announced as one of the nominees for the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy as the league’s Humanitarian of the Year.

The U14 Cochrane Jaguars Volleyball Club team has been killing the competition this year en route to the Volleyball Alberta Provincials being held in Calgary April 16 and 17.

The Calgary Canucks hosted their spring camp over the weekend at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre.

In the past four years, season after season of disappointment greeted Tyler Wong and the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

The Rocky Mountain Raiders went into the Pacific Championships with fire in their bellies, and were rewarded with a championship.

The Cochrane Cowboys Wrestling Club walked away as the cream of the crop this past weekend at the Alberta Open in Edmonton where they won 10 gold, six silver, and four bronze medals despite seven of their veterans missing the competition due to injur

The Town of Cochrane Water Ninjas rocked the boat at the Lifesaving Society Alberta and Northwest Territories Provincial Championship at the University of Lethbridge March 18.