Local Sports

The pond just got bigger for Jaret Anderson-Dolan. The Edge School Mountaineers Midget Prep forward was one of 111 players from across Canada auditioning for space in Hockey Canada’s under-17-year-old (U17) development program.

The heat and light of playing in the big show definitely got to The Links of GlenEagles head pro Kevin Graf.

From Diamond Don to diamond Dawg. Cochrane slugger Brendan Hendriks has gone from University of San Francisco to Okotoks this baseball season.

The Links of GlenEagles has left a lasting impression on Daniel Miernicki.

This big show in town this weekend (Aug. 8-9) is up the hill at Cochrane BMX Association track. The local bicycle-motocross (BMX) racing club is hosting the Alberta BMX Association’s provincial races 5-6.

Springbank’s Jesse Schonacher is rising from the ashes of a disappointing spring tryout camp with the Calgary Colts junior football team.

Kevin Graf has played his way into the PGA Tour Canada ATB Financial Classic.

Mac Keats just missed out on playing in his home tournament. Keats’s 1-over 73 left him short in ATB Financial Classic qualifying play at Calgary’s Blue Devil Golf Club on July 27.

Cochrane Bicycle Motocross (BMX) riders brought home 26 medals, including 14 gold, from Alberta BMX provincial races 3-4 at Lethbridge on July 25-26. Nathan Vlahakis (6 novice) and Jaxon Ross (7 novice) won two gold medals each at the two-day meet.

It starts somewhere. For Grayson Javorsky, it's near the bottom of the Calgary Colts defensive-back (DB) depth chart. But the Bow Valley High School (BVHS) 2015 grad is undeterred as he participates in his first junior football main training camp.