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By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer Another season of peewee football kicked off for the Claresholm Cobras this past weekend with a jamboree in Raymond that saw the Cobras go undefeated. The Cobras travelled to Raymond’s Victoria Sports Park football field on Saturday, Sept. 7, where all 10 teams in the Southern Alberta Minor Football Association were there to determine … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer After coming for so many years and coming close just as often, Aaron Roy finally did it. The bullrider from Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan hung on for eight seconds on two different bulls to win the 16th annual Glen Keeley Memorial Bullriding at the Stavely Arena on Saturday night, Aug. 31. Announcer David Poulsen interviewed … Read more…
By Tim Bryson Coach of the WCCHS Cobras After only eight practices, it was bound to be a bit rough at times, but the Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras football team managed to put together enough offence to grind out a 29-9 win over the Winston Churchill Bulldogs in football action last Thursday, Aug. 29, in Lethbridge. The Cobras got … Read more…
High school football By Tim Bryson Coach of the WCCHS Cobras The Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras football team started fall camp last week and had a very successful addition of both offence and defence as they prepare for the 2019 season. The team has a substantial number of returning players and a remarkably strong group of young linemen. This … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The Junior “B” Tier-2 High River Heat recently took home a bronze medal in the provincial championship tournament. Coach Larry Makortoff said the Heat competed July 19 to 21 in Sherwood Park as one of four Alberta teams competing for the title of provincial lacrosse champion, although the road to the final gold medal game … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It has been a stellar season for a local rugby player representing Claresholm on a team based in Fort Macleod. Chad Meek, a Grade 11 student at Willow Creek Composite High School, playing for Southwest United, was named the Southern Alberta High School Rugby League most valuable player and a league all-star. Teammates Ethan … Read more…
HIGH RIVER, AB: The High River Flyers Team Captain, Michael McTighe will represent Canada at the 2019 World University Summer Games in Naples, Italy playing Rugby Sevens. At 19 years old, McTighe is 1 of 300 student-athletes who will compete the World University Summer Games that is also known as the Summer Universiade. Summer Universiade is the combination of the … Read more…