By Rob Vogt, Local Press WriterThe Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team served notice they are a force to be reckoned with this season.The team hosted their annual Cobra Classic on Sept. 16 and 17, mowing down all in their path to win the tournament championship.The Cobras defeated a junior varsity team from LCI of Lethbridge … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterThe Bridges at Claresholm Golf Club has its club champions for 2022.The club held its club championship on Sunday, Aug. 28 and the winners were:Club champions• Vann Woodman, junior boys;• Brendan Fleet, men’s low net;• Jordan Gustman, men’s low gross;• Carol McAssey, ladies’ low gross;• Margaret Edwards, ladies’ low net.Senior men club champions• Bob Bole, … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterThe Centennial Park Campground was bulging with cyclists ready to hit the road on Saturday morning.Then they headed out on a rolling start on a ride that would take the better part of four hours or more.The event was “The Range”, a 128-kilometre endurance gravel cycling event that headed west of Claresholm, through the gravel … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterA Claresholm bull rider has picked up in July right where he left off to end June, by taking first at one event and second in another, to go with a third place tie in the last event in June.Logan Biever competed in the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Touring Pro Division’s Ponoka Stampede Wild … Read more…
The Canadian Girls Rodeo Association took over the Claresholm Agriplex with a rodeo on May 28 and 29, featuring cow riding, pole bending, goat tying, team roping, barrel racing, breakaway roping and steer undecorating. Here, Claresholm’s Huxley Thom turns in Saturday’s best time in little cowgirl pole bending. Photos by Rob Vogt
The Willow Creek Composite High School baseball team was in tough on Tuesday, May 24, when they hosted the number-one ranked, Tier 1 Holy Trinity Academy Knights of Okotoks at Millennium Park. The Cobras played hard, but fell by a score of8-3. At left is shortstop Zak Wright getting ready to throw out a runner at first base while at … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterClaresholm town council has agreed to support Greater Metro Hockey League expansion into Claresholm for the 2022-23 season, with practices starting Sept. 15, 2022.At its April 25 meeting, council was updated on the situation by Chief Administrative Officer Abe Tinney.He explained the ad-hoc committee that was created to explore the possibility of an expansion team … Read more…