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Bad guys wear black. And Cochrane High School Cobras 2015 grad Aidan Smith is fine with that. Wearing the black practice jersey of the University of Calgary Dinos football team’s defence, Smith is banging heads at the next level.

Cochrane Generals head coach Evan McFeeters is at a crossroads.

Didn’t take long for Cochrane Lions to get their game turned around. Following a 56-6 loss to Foothills Eagles (Okotoks) in their Sept. 1 Calgary Bantam Football Association (CBFA) season-opener, Lions rallied with an emphatic 40-0 Sept.

It’s always preferable to enter the playoffs on a high note. So when Bow Valley Grizzlies mauled Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club 63-3 on Aug.

New field, new players and a renewed sense of optimism have Bow Valley High School Bobcats bounding into the 2015 Rocky View Sports Association (RVSA) football season. Opening training camp Aug.

Bright lights, big city? No problem. Cochrane Bicycle Motocross (BMX) Club riders rode in the heat and light of BMX Alberta provincial races 7-8 in Calgary and rode out with plenty of gold for their efforts.

To understand how far along Cochrane High School Cobras football team is before the season starts, you need only talk to a coach.

The voice on the other end of the phone, as always after a meet, is hoarse. And just a tad weary.

The Rocky View Rage are ready to get the ball rolling on their bantam football season. Rage president, and offensive coordinator, Paul Netzband expects big things from his team in this season’s Central Football League bantam competition.

You put in the work, training six days a week to be competitive. Brute strength, cardio and technique – explosive for starts and clinical for driving – are all integral to your game. You’re in shape. You’re game-ready. Now all you need is . . .