Local Sports

Ty Rattieís 10 goals and three assists not only led his team to a first-round sweep, but also put him atop the WHL playoff scoring table and earned him the leagueís player of the week award.

Local hockey players will have a new option when they lace up their skates next fall.

Nearly 70 Special Olympics athletes from Olds, Drumheller, and Airdrie met at Shamrock Lanes on April 1 to celebrate the end of their bowling season and to say farewell to a dedicated volunteer.

The Airdrie Thunderís search for a new head coach has ended. Team president and general manager Frank McEvoy announced on March 29 he has hired Airdrie resident Cameron Aplin as the Junior B squadís new bench boss, effective immediately.

Well folks, it seems my column wonít be around any longer ñ at least not in these parts. Yes, itís true: my two-year tenure with Rocky View Publishingís Airdrie City View and Rocky View Weekly newspapers has run its course.

World Professional Chuckwagon driver Grant Profit watched as longtime sponsor Ja-Co Welding purchased his tarp for the first four races including Calgary.

Ty Rattie’s 10 goals and three assists not only led his team to a first-round sweep, but also put him atop the WHL playoff scoring table and earned him the league’s player of the week award.

It was a long and exhausting haul of a road trip, but one member of Airdrie’s Trinity Boxing Academy returned from the Manitoba Golden Gloves tournament - held last weekend in Winnipeg - a champion.

Nearly 70 Special Olympics athletes from Olds, Drumheller, and Airdrie met at Shamrock Lanes on April 1 to celebrate the end of their bowling season and to say farewell to a dedicated volunteer.

The second annual Ride of the Mustang exceeded last year’s total for the Oncology Unit for the Alberta Children’s Hospital, bringing in a new record total of $72,000.