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The bigger they are, the harder they fall. When Airdrie’s George McDougall Mustangs defeated Cochrane Cobras 21-17 in Rocky View Sports Association high school divisional football gold-medal final play Oct. 25, they toppled a giant.

Getting to the next level, at times, demands a huge leap. So when Cochrane goalie Ryan Ternes made the jump from Bow Valley Midget AA Timberwolves to Alberta Junior Hockey League's (AJHL) Lloydminster Bobcats, he skipped a level altogether.

The Bow Valley High School Bobcats are venturing into unknown territory this weekend. Dropping a gritty 19-0 Rocky View Sports Association bronze-final football loss to host Springbank Phoenix on Oct. 25, the Bobcats are in Olds Nov.

One step forward, one step back. It’s trending, at least as far the Cochrane Generals are concerned. The squad defeated host Strathmore Wheatland Kings 3-2 in an overtime shootout Oct.

Not one to gather moss, Cochrane’s Wacey Hamilton is rolling up the road from Binghamton to Utica.

Eight months of battling bulls from Vancouver Island to Manitoba can wear you down. But Cochrane’s Beau Brooks is ready to ride at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) Nov. 5-9 at Edmonton’s Northlands Coliseum. “I’m feeling really good.

It never gets old. Sure, Cochrane steer wrestler Tanner Milan is going to his 10th career Canadian Finals Rodeo. Sure, he’s won a national championship already (in 2012).

It’s not the size of the bear in the fight. It’s the size of the fight in the bear. Joining the Mercer University Bears women’s soccer team in fall 2013, Cochrane’s Katelyn Dimopoulos signed on with a boutique-grade program at a southern U.S.

There are times in a football season when the word “smashmouth” applies. Look for it Oct. 25 in Cochrane High School Cobras’ Rocky View Sports Association (RVSA) division football final against George McDougall High School Mustangs.

The trophy case at St. Timothy High School is getting awfully cramped. After winning the Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association’s Intermediate (Grade 11) boy’s cross-country running championship Oct. 8, the Thunder kicked it up a level. St.