Local Sports

The Prince Albert Raiders drafted Airdrie Xtreme defenseman Marshall Burr in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft, May 3. Burr was the 155th pick in the draft’s eighth round.

The Airdrie Knights kicked off the 2012 season with a 10-7 win over the Spruce Grove Slash, May 5 at the Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove, thanks to a couple of rookies.

After seven years behind the bench, Dana Boothby has stepped down as head coach of the Heritage Junior Hockey League’s (HJHL) Cochrane Generals.

The 2011 season was a transition year for Gareth Barley. After playing lacrosse for 25 years, Barley stepped behind the bench for his first season as head coach.

Cochrane Eagle For the past nine years, Cochrane Classic Bullriding organizer Jason Borton has been busy each spring ensuring the livestock is en route to the Spray Lake Sawmills Centre for the town’s biggest annual bullriding event. Not this year.

The Chestermere Lakers and Bow Valley Bobcats played to a 2-2 draw in their first game of the season, May 3. Kris Reimer scored both goals for the Lakers in a back-and-forth affair.

Another slow start and a lacklustre second period proved to be the Achilles heel for the Airdrie Knights, as it led to their first loss of the season. The team fell 13-7 to the Spruce Grove Slash, May 26.

It was a victorious weekend for the Springbank Phoenix girls’ rugby 7s teams. Both the junior and senior teams won gold in their respective divisions at the Phoenix’s second invitational tournament, May 26.

Rocky View County will have another football team to cheer for in September. The Rocky View Rage AAA football program is now accepting registration for a “Rep” pee wee team for players ages 10 to 12.

Merissa Redwood ended her competitive synchronized swimming career on the highest note she could.