By Rob Vogt The Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team closed out their season with a trip to the Alberta Schools Athletic Association 2A South Zone playoffs in Lethbridge.The Cobras were ranked sixth of seven teams in the South Zone.Since only six teams play in the South Zone tournament, the Cobras had to play a challenge or … Read more…
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By Rob Vogt It was seniors’ night for the Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team, as they said goodbye to two graduating Grade 12 players.The Cobras hosted the F.P. Walshe Flyers in their regular season home finale on Tuesday, Nov. 5.Before the teams played though, Cobra Head Coach JoAnna Sutter recognized Sadie Lybbert and Paiton Hurlburt … Read more…
By Tim Bryson Co-coach, WCCHS Cobras football team The Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras football team won their seventh straight game and advanced to the 3A provincial football semi-finals, and south final, with a 34-22 win over a stubborn Bow Valley Bobcat squad from Cochrane, on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the University of Lethbridge community field.In the week before … Read more…
By Tim Bryson Co-coach WCCHS Cobras football team The Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras football team continued their great 2024 run with a convincing 28-16 win over the W.R. Myers Rebels of Taber to win the South Zone 3A football championship. It was the first zone football championship for the Cobras since 2019, when they won the old Tier-4 … Read more…
By Mickey Dumont Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Above expected upgrades and necessary maintenance at the Claresholm Industrial Airport (CIA), the Municipal District of Willow Creek’s evolving plans shine a priority spotlight on the facility.“We get frequent calls regarding potential development there,” says Derrick Krizsan, chief administrative officer, for the Municipal District of Willow Creek. “We are encouraged that the Claresholm … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Starting in the 1880s, after fire department crews returned from a call on horse-drawn equipment, the animals were unable to back into the fire station.Consequently, fire department members were required to take the horses off the equipment, and push it into the bay themselves.Over time, with the development of motorized apparatus, the need to manually move the … Read more…