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When outgoing president Greg Keller looked down the table at possible replacements, sitting at the other end was former head coach Ken Soloski.

The Cochrane High School Cobras senior boy’s basketball team was short players to start the season. So a junior-varsity player was recruited to fill out the lineup. But Jake Nielson wasn’t there for depth.

Smarting from a painful start to the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League’s Junior B Tier 1 season, the Rockyview Silvertips are hoping some home cooking can help turn their fortunes around.

Smarting from a painful start to the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League’s Junior B Tier 1 season, the Rockyview Silvertips are hoping some home cooking can help turn their fortunes around.

It’s different down there. Like, 30 degrees and 90-per-cent humidity different. And so is the wrestling.

“16 teams, one dream,” that’s the slogan of the American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs.

Kids all over Canada are stick-handling around the driveway and garage wishing to one day have the game-winning puck on their stick, driving into the offensive zone and scoring, to send their team to the cup finals.

Kids all over Canada are stick-handling around the driveway and garage wishing to one day have the game-winning puck on their stick, driving into the offensive zone and scoring, to send their team to the cup finals.

It’s been an intense journey through the lacrosse ranks for the Okotoks Raiders’ newest draft pick and Cochrane native Jesse Chong.

It’s been an intense journey through the lacrosse ranks for the Okotoks Raiders’ newest draft pick and Cochrane native Jesse Chong.