Local Sports

The Rockyview Rage Tier 2 junior lacrosse team started their first season in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) with three straight losses starting on April 13 and leading into the weekend of April 20 and 21.

Cochrane-born wrestler Elijah Springer capped off his 2017-18 wrestling campaign with a bronze medal in the Canadian Cadet Wrestling Championships on April 13 in Edmonton.

Cochrane athlete and former Bow Valley High School Bobcat Landon Murphy was named the Olds College Broncos Male Rookie Athlete of the year during the school's annual sports awards banquet on April 5.

Three members of the Cochrane Cobras football team were named to Football Alberta's South Senior Bowl team when the roster was announced on April 23.

Young Cochrane curling star Hannah Airey won a bronze medal with Team Alberta at the Canadian U-18 Women's Championships April 9 to 14 in St. Andrews, N.B.

Former Cochrane High Cobras quarterback Brett Conlon officially signed with the University of Windsor Lancers football program on April 13.

The Rockyview junior ladies Silvertips lacrosse team will be kicking off their third season in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) when their season starts on April 27 at home against the Okotoks Raiders.

Former Cochrane Generals goaltender McKenzie Chalmers is enjoying life as a college athlete. Chalmers, who played three seasons with the Generals from 2013 to 2016, posted career numbers of 25 wins and 16 losses in 49 games had a 3.

St. Timothy High School has joined the laundry list of people donating to Humboldt Broncos junior ‘A’ hockey team’s GoFundMe page, which is now well north of 12 million dollars. The Saskatchewan team was travelling to Nipawin, Sask.

Cochranite Connor Bouchard and the Tri-City Americans are gearing up for the third round of the Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs when they kick off the Western Conference Finals on April 20 against the Everett Silvertips.