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The Ryan Couling Memorial U18AA Tournament took place from Jan. 5-8 in Airdrie, featuring four teams from across south-central Alberta. The tournament was held to remember Ryan Couling, an Airdrie hockey player who passed away in November 2022 after a battle with cancer at the age of 21.

Two local roller derby players and best friends will be lacing their roller skates and donning their elbow pads in France next summer, after successfully trying out for Canada's junior roller derby world cup team last fall.

“Playing in big rinks…they’re not packed but you definitely get more fans than at a regular game. It’s really fun when you score and the fans all cheer...It was a really fun experience and I’m happy we’ll be there next year.”

“It’s nice to be from Canada but still be able to go down with the top recruits and being there with them.”

Here's a compilation featuring the Airdrie City View's top 10 sports stories from 2022

Airdrie's next game will be today at 10:30 a.m. at the Max Bell Centre off of Deerfoot Trail, against the Regina Pat Canadians. 

A look back at 10 of the Rocky View Weekly's biggest sports stories of 2022:

The Ryan Couling Memorial U18 AA tournament will run from Jan. 5 to 8 in Airdrie, featuring four U18 AA boys' hockey teams from south-central Alberta. 

“The real reward is being able to volunteer with such a wonderful group of people for such a meaningful organization. That’s the real reward,” Manuel said.

Utley said his passion for high-school sport has never wavered over the years, and is what has kept him involved for over four decades.