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O'Neill preparing for next level

O'Neill preparing for next level

With her Edge School Mountaineers Midget Prep girl’s hockey career in the bag, Cochrane’s Daria O’Neill is stepping up to the next level.
Bouncing back big

Bouncing back big

A year ago, he was fighting for his life. Diagnosed last February with stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer in the lymphatic/immune system), Cochrane High School Cobras two-sport star Brock Wiebe began the first of five chemotherapy treatments.
Kicking at a new level

Kicking at a new level

A new direction. It's where a segment of Cochrane's adult soccer is heading with the formation of the Cochrane Soccer Club.
Cochrane chosen to host provincial meet for a reason

Cochrane chosen to host provincial meet for a reason

The Big One. What else do you call the largest one-day indoor sporting event of 2015 in Cochrane? Three-hundred-fifty athletes ages 5-30 are at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre March 7, competing in the Alberta Open amateur provincial wrestling championships. Hosted by the Cochrane Cowboys Wrestling Club, Alberta's top wrestlers hit the mat in the Alberta Amateur Wresting Association's (AAWA) annual Open tournament.
Cochrane Cowboys host provincial tourney

Cochrane Cowboys host provincial tourney

The Cochrane Cowboys are ready. One of the province’s largest, most prestigious amateur wrestling events is in town March 7. And Cowboys’ 35 members have spent the season preparing for the 2015 Alberta Open amateur wrestling championships.
Season ends for Midget AA Timberwolves

Season ends for Midget AA Timberwolves

The Bow Valley Midget AA Timberwolves’ season is over. After defeating visiting Sylvan Lake Lakers 7-4 in a “one-and-done” postseason play-in Feb.
Zemlak seeing stars

Zemlak seeing stars

St. Timothy High School Thunder’s Aaneli Zemlak is making noise on the hardwood. The varsity girl’s star point guard has earned a Shooting Stars scholarship for her basketball efforts and will apply it to her post-secondary education.
Gens swept from playoffs

Gens swept from playoffs

There is something to be said for veteran experience in the post-season. The Okotoks Jr.
Bantam AA Timberwolves extend playoff run

Bantam AA Timberwolves extend playoff run

The Bow Valley Timberwolves continue to impress in South Central Alberta Bantam AA Hockey League play.
Cochrane's own golden girl

Cochrane's own golden girl

“I was kind of in shock.” With that observation, Cochrane’s Ashleigh Alexander summed up her gold-medal experience at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C.
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