By Rob Vogt Hockey teams from across Southern Alberta descended on the Claresholm Arena for a tournament this past weekend hosted by the Claresholm Under-9 Thunder.The Thunder hosted two teams from Coaldale; two teams from Airdrie; Foothills; and Lethbridge.The focus in U-9 hockey is learning the game so the hockey was four-on-four with a goalie and two 24-minute periods; continuous … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Under-11 Claresholm Thunder opened 2025 with a win on home ice in Central Alberta Hockey League Tier-3 action.The Thunder hosted Coaldale at Claresholm Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, winning by a score of 8-5.Claresholm led 3-2 after 20 minutes on goals from Quinn MacIntyre, assisted by Cruz Kornfeld and Courtland Blake; Blake, assisted by Lincoln Groves … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Willow Creek Composite High School junior varsity boys’ basketball team opened their home schedule with a win last week.The Cobras hosted the Coaldale Christian Titans on Monday, Dec. 9, winning by a score of 69-57.Claresholm led 30-15 after one quarter, trailed 41-39 at the half, and led 61-48 after three quarters.Scoring for the Cobras were Briggs … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm Under-11 Thunder advanced all the way to the “A” final of their home hockey tournament on the weekend, before falling to a familiar foe.The Thunder hosted a tournament on Dec. 6 to 8 at Claresholm Arena, attracting teams from Calgary and Okotoks.The Thunder opened play on Saturday, Dec. 7, defeating the Okotoks Oilers by a … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm Under-11 Thunder sit alone atop the Tier-6 Blue Division of the Central Alberta Hockey League after the opening weekend of action.The Thunder travelled to Vulcan on Sunday, Nov. 24, coming home with a 6-5 victory.Claresholm jumped out a 2-0 lead with two goals by Alonso Quinteros Alvarez, one unassisted, the other assisted by Brooklyn MacPherson … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team closed out their season with a trip to the Alberta Schools Athletic Association 2A South Zone playoffs in Lethbridge.The Cobras were ranked sixth of seven teams in the South Zone.Since only six teams play in the South Zone tournament, the Cobras had to play a challenge or … Read more…
By Rob Vogt It was seniors’ night for the Willow Creek Composite High School senior varsity girls’ volleyball team, as they said goodbye to two graduating Grade 12 players.The Cobras hosted the F.P. Walshe Flyers in their regular season home finale on Tuesday, Nov. 5.Before the teams played though, Cobra Head Coach JoAnna Sutter recognized Sadie Lybbert and Paiton Hurlburt … Read more…