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The St. Timothy Thunder senior boys basketball are heading into a David versus Goliath match up during the Calgary Senior High School Athletics Association (CSHSAA) playoffs next week.

Cochrane athletes had a tremendous showing at the 2018 Alberta Winter Games in Wood Buffalo and Fort McMurray from Feb. 16 to Feb. 19.

One Cochrane athlete already has himself an Olympic medal, while the other is only two games away from playing for gold or bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

Playoff basketball is in the air for all three Cochrane High Schools. The Rocky View Sports Association (RVSA) post season starts on Feb. 27, while the Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association (CSHSAA) which includes both St.

The Cochrane Curling Club will be hosting its annual Ladies Bonspiel, the first for the new facility at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre. The tournament will kick off Feb. 23 through until Feb. 25 where the finals will take place.

The Cochrane Generals have advanced to the second round of the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) playoffs after upending the Medicine Hat Cubs two games to one in their best-of-three series.

The Airdrie-Cochrane (AC) Avalanche may have lost their Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League (AMMHL) game on Feb. 10 to the NWCAA Bruins by a score of 7-3, but the team made up of 15-year-olds had something special to celebrate off the ice.

With only one game remaining on their schedule, the Cochrane Chaos are preparing for the Alberta Junior Female Hockey League (AJFHL) playoffs.

Cochranite and University of Calgary Dinos wrestler Callum McNeice was named the Canada West Outstanding Male Wrestler of the Year on Feb. 10 following the 2018 Canada West Championship at the University of Alberta.

It was an exciting final stretch to the Cochrane General’s season as the team jockeyed for top of the division with Coaldale and Okotoks.