Submitted to The Local Press Fort Macleod Minor Hockey held the annual awards night Oct. 2. Midget retiring players, Brenndon Mackin and Tristan Martin, both of Claresholm. received Maverick jerseys for their final year. The past two years these boys played on a combined team with Fort Macleod and Claresholm. Every year each team gives out three awards to players … Read more…
Around the end Syler Sabey, at left, of the Claresholm Cobras peewee football team, took his turn at quarterback on Monday night, Oct. 5, running around the end and fending off this would-be tackler. The Cobras hosted the Taber Rebels at the Willow Creek Composite High School field, putting up a good fight but losing. Photo by Rob Vogt
Submitted by Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Branch Hunting season is upon us, and it is important that hunters continue a tradition of responsible hunting practices while keeping well informed about current hunting regulations and requirements. There are numerous regulations hunters need to be aware of before heading out into the field. Hunting and fishing regulations are available online at … Read more…
Football season started in Claresholm last week with bantam and peewee games. Here, Zak Wright of the Claresholm Cobras bantam football team at left, avoids this Magrath defender in the Cobras’ home opener on Sept. 15 at the Willow Creek Composite High School field. For full coverage please see page 16 of the print edition
The Johnny Anderson Memorial Horse Race takes place the same day as the Stavely annual horse show and amateur rodeo. This year, those events were cancelled but the horse race still took place at the Stavely Golf Club on Aug. 22. The event features teams of two who all start at the first hole. Whoever has the highest score is … Read more…
Chinook West, a regional baseball team, returned to the diamond at Moffatt Park, west of the community centre, on July 9, where they lost a hard-fought game to the Lethbridge Rays by a score of 7-6. Here, Claresholm’s Cal Schmid delivers a pitch. Photo by Rob Vogt
Marilyn Heyland is missing hockey. The cancellation of the National Hockey League season to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus has left the lifelong fan with nothing to watch. “I tried watching the ones they taped before but I thought, ‘I saw this one (already)’,” she said, referring to classic hockey games being aired on specialty sports channels. Heyland has … Read more…