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The Airdrie U14 ringette team, Venom, took second place at the 2022 provincial championship this past weekend, while the U19 Airdrie Rampage team didn't place.

“It’s not always about the talent you have on the team, it’s the whole package, these guys are leaders and it just all worked out this year.”

According to NCSA coach Alexx Diep, many of the club's members qualified for the finals in their respective age groups and competition categories. He highlighted three athletes from Airdrie in particular – 14-year-old Olivia Hatch, 13-year-old Jayden Wong, and 18-year-old Sean Penner. 

Airdrie's university student-athletes put forward strong performances at the Canada West track-and-field championships in Winnipeg, Man. from March 18 to 20.

The Xtreme bested the Bisons 7-3 on the first day of spring to book their berth in the provincial AAA tournament, which will be held March 24 to 27 in Fort Saskatchewan. 

Sluchinski, who got to play in Team Bottcher's one-sided wins over Prince Edward Island and Yukon, said it was a valuable learning experience to watch how his temporary teammates prepared for their matches.

Playing the rest of his high-school career in the southern United States, where football is akin to a religion, will provide Klassen a better opportunity to fulfil his dream of securing a NCAA Division 1 scholarship, he noted.

The 1-1 tie in the series means the two teams will return to the ice for an all-deciding battle at the Ron Ebbesen Arena this afternoon, with puck drop set for 1:30 p.m.

For the first time in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League's (CSSHL) history, a team from outside the Lower Mainland in British Columbia has won the private school hockey league's U15 western Canadian championship.

The Bow Valley Bobcats senior boys' and girls' basketball teams both took losses at the south-central zones this past week