By Tim Bryson Co-coach, WCCHS Cobras football team The Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras football team ran into a buzzsaw last Friday, Sept. 19, in Cardston, as a fast and motivated bunch of Cougars used an offensive explosion in the second and third quarter to beat the Cobras 42-12. This was clearly a game that Cardston had circled on … Read more…
By Rob Vogt It is not how you start, but how you finish that counts.The Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team proved that this past weekend with a stirring run to the final of their home tournament after finishing next to last in round robin play.The Cobras welcomed teams from Lethbridge; Vulcan; Brant; Coalhurst; Picture Butte; … Read more…
Release date: 2025 09 10 Teachers will be on strike October 6, if a deal isn’t reached between the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA). Reaching a negotiated settlement for teachers, students and their families remains our priority. “What teachers want is simple: classrooms that are properly funded and wages that reflect their value to … Read more…
By Rob Vogt It is time to finish it – to put an end to cancer.Forty-five years ago Terry Fox dipped the foot of his prosthetic right leg into the Atlantic Ocean.His goal was to run across Canada.Calling it the “Marathon of Hope”, Fox aimed to raise money – $1 for each Canadian – and awareness of cancer and cancer … Read more…
By Rob Vogt People had the chance last week to sign a petition seeking a referendum on the question: “Do you agree that Alberta should remain in Canada?”Jackie Chalmers was downtown seeking signatures on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.The group she is with needs to gather at least 300,000 signatures, representing 10 per cent of the electorate who voted in the … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Willow Creek Composite High School was a busy place last week, as students returned to classes on Sept. 2.“There’s lots of things happening,” said Principal Robert Rodgers.Enrollment has remained steady at 366 students, just as projected.The school has also welcomed five new teachers.Ella Maleszewski is teaching physical education and is the school’s new athletic director.Kaitlyn Bowman, who is … Read more…
By Tim Bryson Co-coach, WCCHS Cobras football team The Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras won their football season opener last Friday, Sept. 5, with a 28-21 win over the Brooks Buffalos.As is often the case with the first game of the year, the game started slowly for both teams, as they were trying to work out the glitches that … Read more…