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Not content to just defeat the Calgary Stampeders, the Cochrane Lions first had to beat back their mistakes en route to Calgary Bantam Football Association (CBFA) Tier 1 playoff play.

Being an all-weather team has its advantages.

The sweater fits, so he’s wearing it. Cochrane Minor Hockey product Mason Raymond is flourishing in his new surroundings at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.

You run in rain. You run on gravel. You run in pain. You run in mud. You run up hills. But you run. And you keep running. For St. Timothy High School senior cross-country runner Jessica Brolsma, all that running takes her places.

David ran away from Goliath . . . and won the battle. Not content for the participant’s medal, St. Timothy High School’s junior boys cross-country running team went into Calgary and brought home the city championship.

Ethan Strang scored three goals and added an assist as the Bow Valley Timberwolves grounded the Lacombe Rockets 11-1 in South Central Alberta Hockey League Peewee AA play Oct. 6 at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre.

The Cochrane High School Cobras senior girls soccer team is Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association’s 2013 South Central Zone champion. The Cobras blanked crosstown-rival Bow Valley High School Bobcats 9-0 Oct.

“It has to be fun.” With that, former Cochrane Generals head coach Dana Boothby summed up his seven years (six as head coach, one as assistant to Ken Soloski) behind the bench.

Ask me about the local pro hockey team these days and chances are, I’ll tell you what I really think.

St. Timothy High School Thunder cross-country runners have jogged their way into the Calgary Catholic Junior High School Meet of Champions 2 p.m. today (Oct. 3) at Canmore Park in Calgary. Of the 29 Thunder runners who took part in the Sept.