Local Sports

The Calgary Stampede might be the premier event around town, but the Dogpound rodeo, which will start July 16 at the Dogpound Rodeo Grounds, has been doing its thing for a few years longer and has some of the best local competitors in the business.

It might be the off-season in Canada for wrestling, but one of the Cochrane Cowboys Wrestling Club’s own is heading to grapple in Slovakia.

It might be the off-season in Canada for wrestling, but one of the Cochrane Cowboys Wrestling Club’s own is heading to grapple in Slovakia.

A new team in the Cochrane Rangers Soccer Club has made a stellar debut in its division. The women’s over 35 Classics 2 are currently sitting at 5 – 1 in the standings with its latest win over Chestermere United July 6.

A new team in the Cochrane Rangers Soccer Club has made a stellar debut in its division. The women’s over 35 Classics 2 are currently sitting at 5 – 1 in the standings with its latest win over Chestermere United July 6.

McLean Creek Public Land Use Zone is the most popular destination in the region for Calgary/Cochrane powersports enthusiasts.

McLean Creek Public Land Use Zone is the most popular destination in the region for Calgary/Cochrane powersports enthusiasts.

The NHL free agent frenzy is only one day in, and already Cochrane has something to be happy about, as long as you’re a Flames fan.

If it’s Cowboy Christmas, Straws Milan got a lump of dirt in his stocking. The busiest week of the summer in professional rodeo, some 27 events in Western Canada and the U.S., and the Cochrane steer wrestler came up empty. Ponoka Stampede; zilch.

It’s why you play them. Given little chance to win the Calgary and District Lacrosse Association midget C title, the Rockyview Rage lunged into their three-game final series against the undefeated (12-0) Calgary Knights.