Local Sports

Another season, another shot at a Calder Cup for Cochrane’s Tanner House of the Oklahoma City Barons. The Edmonton Oilers’ farm team opens the American Hockey League (AHL) playoffs April 26 against the Charlotte Checkers in a best-of-5 series.

Cochrane Skating Club members brought home medals from the Chinook Open Figure Skating Competition April 5-7 in Lethbridge.

The Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Drumheller Dragons have tested out some bantam-aged prospects from Cochrane.

After pulling down a cool $130,000 at the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby tarp auction last month, Cremona’s Jordie Fike has taken in another $60,000 for the World Professional Chuckwagon Association (WPCA) season.

The Foothills Elite Peewee AAA hockey team won it’s home Spring Ice Breaker tournament April 14 at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre.

It’s early in the season, so Cochrane bull rider Steven Turner is still shaking off the winter rust.

With the player-introduction niceties out of the way, the Rockyview Silvertips are getting their game faces on in preparation for the upcoming Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) Tier 1 Jr. B season.

They may not pull the Cochrane Generals sweater on again, but departing players Jason Labelle and Nick Borody will always be Generals just the same.

Aidan McKeage of the Cochrane Cowboys Wrestling Club came away with a bronze medal at the national cadet/juvenile wrestling championships in Saskatoon on April 7. The 16-year-old Cochrane High School student was joined by Cowboys teammates, and St.

Opening-night jitters. Experienced players out with injury. A short roster. Not the way you want to start a season.