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Drop the puck. With the Heritage League exhibition season in the rearview, the Cochrane Generals start firing live ammo in Airdrie Sept. 19. Following a gripping 2-1 overtime shootout win against Airdrie on Sept.

One down, four to go. The Bow Valley High School Bobcats remain resolute in their quest for a winning football season. Yet, swagger is sneaking into their stride.

With the Calgary Rugby Union (CRU) Div. 3 men’s regular season in the bag, it’s off to Div. 2 playoffs for the Bow Valley Grizzlies. At least, that’s what it looked like in the Cochrane-based team’s Div. 3 first-round 40-10 win over a very Div.

Time to press the panic button? Hardly. More like time to whup the players harder at practice.

That fresh face in the defensive backfield is just a little too fresh. Even for a 13-year-old. So when it’s revealed the face belongs to Cochrane Bantam Lions cornerback Laura Pace, the focus becomes clear.

As defending Zone and Division champs, the Cochrane High School Cobras are targeted as the team to beat in Rocky View girl’s soccer.

Out of the rubble and ash of loss springs renewed hope and optimism. From this rubble and ash the Cochrane Generals charge, the sting of last season’s lost battle fuelling their determination for a fresh, successful campaign.

If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. That age-old axiom stuck to the Bow Valley Grizzlies like feculence to fur en route to perfection. The Cochrane-based Grizzlies stamped an exclamation point on their 13-0 Calgary Rugby Union Div.

From understudy to leader. Tyler Wong’s role with the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes is changing.

Cochrane's Jordan Kwas has spread his wings and flown to Colorado. The University of Alaska-Anchorage alum has joined the Colorado Eagles, the Calgary Flames' East Coast Hockey League development club based in Windsor, Colo. The Eagles announced Aug.