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…
By Tim Bryson, Co-coach – WCCHS Cobras football teamIt was really close, but no cigar last Friday, Sept. 22, as the Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras fell 20-17 to the Catholic Central Cougars in high school football action in Lethbridge.The Cougars were paced by their monster running back, Noah Kinniburgh, a huge offensive line led by left tackle Ben … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team welcomed nine teams to their annual Cobra Classic tournament this past weekend, taking first in their pool before losing in the playoff round.The tournament took place on Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16, with teams coming from Lethbridge; Vulcan; Stirling; Coalhurst; Milk River; the Crowsnest Pass; … Read more…