By Rob VogtIt was Hockey Night in Claresholm as the Claresholm Under-18 Thunder blew out Taber in Central Alberta Hockey League Tier-3 action.The Thunder hosted Taber on Saturday night, Nov. 25, winning by a score of 9-5.Claresholm took control early, jumping out to a 4-0 lead after the first period.Scoring for the Thunder were Kaden Pothegadoo, assisted by Blake Cisar … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls volleyball team went into the Alberta Schools Athletic Association 1A/2A South Zone tournament ranked fourth and that’s how they ended up.The Cobras hosted the 1A/2A South Zone tournament, which determined this area’s two representatives for the provincial championship tournament, which runs from Nov. 16 to 18 in Whitecourt.They welcomed … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Claresholm Cobras bantam football team capped off a dream season by taking second in the province and coming within 3.5 seconds of winning gold.The Cobras travelled to Lethbridge on Saturday, Nov. 11, where they lost to the Olds Bulldogs by a score of 26-23 in a game for the ages.Battling gusting Southern Alberta winds the entire afternoon, … Read more…
The Claresholm Cobras bantam football team has won the Football Alberta South Championship and is off to the Tier-2 provincial nine-man bantam football championship game. They blew out the Pincher Creek Mustangs by a score of 52-7 in the South Championship final in Raymond on Saturday, Nov. 4, and will now face Olds for the provincial championship on Saturday, Nov. … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Willow Creek Composite High School junior “B” girls tied for third place in their post-season tournament on the strength of some thrilling volleyball.Willow Creek Composite High School hosted the league post-season tournament on Saturday, Oct. 28, welcoming teams from the Crowsnest Pass; Fort Macleod; Lundbreck; Piikani Nation; Kainai Nation; Pincher Creek; and Nanton.Claresholm actually had two teams. … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Willow Creek Composite High School junior high “A” girls’ volleyball team won their home tournament last Friday, in a thrilling final against arch-rival Nanton.The Cobras, made up of Grade 8 and 9 players, hosted the one-day Cobra Classic junior high “A” girls volleyball tournament on Friday, Oct. 20.They opened by sweeping the F.P. Walshe Flyers of Fort Macleod by … Read more…
By Rob VogtNate Kettles is living his dream.He wanted to be a full-time football coach and now he is part way through his second year on the staff of the University of Guelph Gryphons, who play in Ontario University Athletics.It all started just over a year ago, when Kettles was living in Calgary. He was a stipend coach with the … Read more…