Local Sports

After a whirlwind 2020-21, Airdrie’s AAA hockey teams are itching to return to seasonal play, which is set to kick off in October.

After eight weeks of summer skates at the Ron Ebbesen Arena, Airdrie’s junior B squad is set to officially begin pre-season camp on Sept. 7. Following a few first-look practices, the new-look Thunder will test their mettle in a pair of exhibition games against the Mountainview Colts on Sept. 10 and 11.

The George McDougall Mustangs football team earned west-side bragging rights over the W.H. Croxford Cavaliers on Sept. 4, overtaking the Cavs 43-16 in the inaugural West Side Championship game.

Two games into the 2021 season, Airdrie’s minor football teams are off to a flying start.

High-school sport made its long-awaited return to Airdrie on Aug. 27, with the Bert Church Chargers football team taking on the Chestermere Lakers at the Ed Eggerer Athletic Park in front of a crowd of more than 250 fans.

Despite not competing at a track meet for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Airdrie local and University of Calgary Dinos athlete Sienna MacDonald is currently the number-one ranked U20 women’s heptathlete in the country, following a modified outdoor track and field season this spring and summer, according to Athletics Canada.

The Airdrie Angels U19D women’s softball team capped off a successful 2021 season on Aug. 21, winning the provincial championship with a 12-2 victory over the Fort Saskatchewan Sliders.

The Airdrie Irish competitive men’s football team’s 2021 season has come to a close, following a 45-6 defeat at the hands of the Central Alberta Buccaneers on Aug. 21.

Airdrie’s senior B men’s lacrosse team overcame a sluggish start to the 2021 box lacrosse season, making it all the way to their league’s championship finals before bowing out against the St. Albert Miners.

When the George McDougall Mustangs and W.H. Croxford Cavaliers open the high-school football season on Sept. 4, the stakes will be a bit higher than their previous encounters – at least when it comes to local bragging rights.