Local Sports

After a 24-17 victory in the Tier 3 Provincial regional semi-final over the feisty Cardston Cougars, the Cochrane Cobras will continue their quest for a fifth straight provincial title when they take on the Brooks Buffalos on Nov. 17 in Brooks.

Cochrane High Cobras quarterback Xavier Vaillancourt is starting to gain interest from north and south of the border.

The Cochrane Generals have been on quite the streak. With their Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) season just over a month old, the Gens currently sit in third place in the tight Southern Division with an 8-4-1 record, good for 17 points.

The Cochrane Generals are on quite the roll. The local hockey heroes have won five straight in their Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) season after a pair of wins on Nov.

By Travis Cummings Special to the Eagle About 300 of Alberta’s best cross country running athletes descended upon the Cochrane Agricultural Grounds on Saturday to contest the Athletics Alberta Age Class Provincial Championships.

Another young Cochrane hockey player is looking to leave his mark on the rest of the hockey world as defenceman Tyrel Bauer is suiting up for the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Seattle Thunderbirds as a 16-year-old rookie.

Cochrane's Trinity Taekwon-Do will be sending 27 athletes to compete in the Canadian Taekwon-Do Federation International (CTFI) National Championships that will be held at Genesis Place in Calgary on Nov. 10 and 11. "We are super excited.

Local personal trainer/natural fitness competitor Renee Prusak is beaming brightly that in just over one week she will be representing Cochrane on the world stage.

In the still relatively young Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) season, the Cochrane Generals junior 'B' hockey team has seemingly found their stride with their first three-game winning streak after an 8-0 thumping of the Lomond Lakers on Oct. 27.

With a community of just over 25,000 people, the Town of Cochrane has churned out some pretty impressive hockey players that have made the major junior or pro ranks.