Local Sports

Cochrane Rugby senior boys are showing their potential as the Big Sky Rugby Union high school season winds down.

Try as they did, the Cochrane Lions were unable to repeat last year’s playoff success.

Quarterbacks. Nothing but trouble ... for the opposition. So when three quarterbacks conspired to catch the opposition off guard, it didn’t end well for the other guys.

You spend enough time on the hardwood, it’s going to pay off. Between high school, club ball and elite-team tryouts, Cochrane High School Cobras’ Jake Nielson knows the gym inside out, upside down.

Talk about making a memorable first impression. Kelowna Rockets rookie forward Dillon Dube hit the ice in his inaugural season with the Western Hockey League club, found a spot in the top-six forward group and was right at home.

"We do the extra." It's the effort Cochrane High School Cobras football co-head coach and defensive coordinator Bruce O'Neil expects from his defensive players.

In a season spent seeking positives, the Cochrane Midget Lions found one in their final regular-season game. Even the smallest of victories count for a winless football team.

Three Cochrane-area football players have made the final cut for Football Alberta’s under-18-year-old (U18) provincial football team.

Myles Moffat sniped a pair of goals and added two assists to lead the Rockyview Silvertips to their first win of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Tier 1 Jr.

All Austin Wong wanted to do was follow in his older brother’s footsteps. Mission accomplished.