Local Sports

The long-awaited return of a full-fledged junior B lacrosse season in Cochrane is just around the corner, as the Rockyview Silvertips get set to kick off their 2022 campaign on April 28.

A team from Cochrane made it to the finals in the U20 division but lost by just one point to Calgary's Don Hakob team

The championships are in the sites of the Cochrane Generals as they reflect on a record-breaking season. President Rick Richards said there will be holes to fill as some players age out of the league, but they have some big guns returning.

The Edge School's top boys' hockey team embraced the opportunity to compete at the rebooted Mac's U18 AAA Invitational hockey tournament this month.

Subasthika Thangadurai and Ky Macaulay, who play out of the Cochrane Curling Club, came home from the U21 Alberta provincial tournament over the weekend as champions

Twelve teams will compete in the invitational tournament's U20 and open categories set to take place April 17 at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre

Competing in Calgary in front of more than 4,000 fans watching either in-person or via Ringette Canada's online stream, the U16AA squad overcame a team from New Brunswick 7-6 in overtime to win Zone 2's first ever national championship.

The team is the second in 26 years to win a provincial banner for the Cochrane Minor Hockey Association

The Generals were shut out in the gold medal game of the Junior B championships Sunday afternoon in Wainwright. Head coach Kurtis Jones said his team worked hard all season and just "lost their legs" in the fifth game of the tournament.

Dubbed the cardiac kids at the Junior B Provincial tournament, the Cochrane Generals have propelled themselves to the championships with another tie-breaking goal late in the third period of the semi-final match. They play in the championship game at 2 p.m. today in Wainwright.