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Although the recent high-school grad spends as much time in Calgary as he does in Irricana these days, Butler said it was a privilege to represent his rural hometown on the national stage in Niagara this month.

Defender Kiara Crawford is the sole Airdrie-based player on the host team, while her long-time coach and fellow Airdrie resident Lesley Hawke will be watching her games keenly as a member of Team Alberta's coaching staff.

Coming off what is easily the biggest win of the franchise's history, the Airdrie team will travel to northeast Alberta this coming Saturday for the AFL championship game against the host Cold Lake Fighter Jets.

Airdrie triathlete Sophia Howell earned her first piece of hardware of the 2022 Canada Summer Games on Aug. 8, swimming, running and cycling her way to a third-place finish in the women's sprint triathlon. 

“It means a lot because we come from a small part of Alberta and we were able to represent our country,” she said. “It was an exciting opportunity and the highlight of the season.”

“We wanted to come out and execute to our level and we played a very complete game on all three phases," Bellot said.

Seven Airdrie athletes will be competing on the national stage this month at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. 

The Cochrane-based Junior B Tier 1 team finished fourth in their quest to clinch the Larry Bishop Memorial Cup in Okotoks last weekend (July 29 to Aug. 1) after a hard-fought season that saw the ‘Tips earn the top seed and win the central division championship for the first time in franchise history.

The 'Hawks dynasty will continue, at least for another year.

The Irish book-ended the regular season with an emphatic 46-8 victory over the Fort McMurray Monarchs on July 23.