Local Sports

With August almost reaching the midway point, Cochrane football players are preparing themselves at their respective training camps for their upcoming university, college and junior football seasons which will begin at the end of the month.

Cochrane golfer Paul Oldridge is competing for Team Alberta in the 2018 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games that began on July 31 and will go through until Aug. 4 in Nova Scotia.

Two local Cochrane athletes took to the stage and represented Alberta at the 2018 Female Box Lacrosse Nationals July 21 to July 25 in Halifax.

The Bow Valley Grizzlies senior men's rugby team have reached the midway point of their Calgary Rugby Union (CRU) Alberta Cup season after a game against the The Canucks RFC on July 28.

The Town of Cochrane was well represented at the 2018 Alberta Summer Games in Grande Prairie on July 19 to 22 with more than 50 athletes and coaches competing.

Cochrane track stars strutted their stuff at the Alberta Summer Games July 20 to 22 in Grand Prairie. All three high schools had strong representation for the Athletics competition.

Thrirty-five athletes from Alberta have taken the next step to represent their province at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer including Cochranite Ty Mueller.

The Rockyview Silvertips junior B lacrosse team's season came to a halt after the club bowed out in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) playoffs on July 20 and 21 in a best-of-three series against the Calgary Chill.

The Cochrane Piranhas swim club dove in for the Calgary Swordfish meet on July 20 and 21.

Cochranites Tanner and Straws Milan were busy last week as both were competing in the 2018 Calgary Stampede rodeo in the steer wrestling event that took place from July 6 to 15.