By Rob Vogt The Willow Creek Composite High School girls’ basketball team advanced all the way to the third place game of their home tournament this past weekend before finishing fourth.Claresholm hosted the Cobra Classic on Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15, welcoming teams from Coaldale, Coalhurst, Fort Macleod, Picture Butte and Pincher Creek.The Cobras opened on Friday night … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm Under-11 Thunder remain atop the Central Alberta Hockey League Tier-3 Blue Division after two more home wins on the weekend.The Thunder hosted Coaldale on Saturday, Feb. 8, winning by a score of 6-4.Courtland Blake opened the scoring for Claresholm, assisted by Quinn McIntyre and Lincoln Groves, but Coaldale tied the game just over two minutes … Read more…
By Rob Vogt It was easily the most exciting basketball game of the season.The Willow Creek Composite High School junior high “A” girls’ basketball team staged a last-minute comeback to tie their game against Matthew Halton High School of Pincher Creek, then won it in overtime.The Cobras hosted Hawks on Friday, Jan. 31, winning by a score of 19-16.Pincher Creek … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Willow Creek Composite High School junior high “A” boys’ basketball team swept through their home tournament, with three wins to take the championship.The Cobras hosted teams from Pincher Creek, Vauxhall, and Bow Island for the one-day tournament on Saturday, Jan. 25.Claresholm opened with a 41-19 win over Matthew Halton High School of Pincher Creek.Scoring for the Cobras … Read more…
By Rob Vogt It was a successful road trip to Fort Macleod for the Willow Creek Composite High School junior high “A” and “B” boys basketball teams, as both returned with wins.The Cobras paid a visit to F.P. Walshe on Tuesday, Jan. 14, where the “B” boys needed overtime to secure a 52-46 win.Scoring for the Cobras were Laiken Sabey with 21 … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm Thunder Under-18 came close in two home games in Tier-3 Central Alberta Hockey League on the weekend.The Thunder hosted Pincher Creek at Claresholm Arena on Saturday, Jan. 18, dropping a hard-fought 6-4 decision.Pincher Creek led 5-1 after the first period, with the Thunder goal coming off the stick of Ty McLean with just 10 seconds … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Hockey teams from across Southern Alberta descended on the Claresholm Arena for a tournament this past weekend hosted by the Claresholm Under-9 Thunder.The Thunder hosted two teams from Coaldale; two teams from Airdrie; Foothills; and Lethbridge.The focus in U-9 hockey is learning the game so the hockey was four-on-four with a goalie and two 24-minute periods; continuous … Read more…