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About 325 swimmers gathered at Airdrie’s Genesis Place for the John Timmerman’s Memorial Invitational meet, Feb. 11-12.

Joe McLaughlin has seen a few similar games in his time as a head coach. But the George McDougall senior girls’ basketball head coach was still amazed at what he saw from his team on Feb. 11 in Chestermere.

The Airdrie Xtreme locked up second place in the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League’s (AMBHL) Ram South Division with a win and a tie last weekend, and will now face the Lethbridge Golden Hawks in a best-of-three first-round playoff series.

The Rocky View Schools’ curling divisionals were held at the Airdrie Curling Club Feb. 8 and 9, but home ice advantage didn’t help either Bert Church High School or George McDougall rinks.

Alex Hustad is confident his second Heritage Junior Hockey League playoff run will be longer than his first. Last season, the Airdrie Thunder forward was on the team that dropped a first-round five-game series to the Three Hills Thrashers.

Airdrie athletes contributed 13 medals to Zone 2’s second place finish at the 2012 Alberta Winter Games in Spruce Grove, last weekend.

Alex Hustad is confident his second Heritage Junior Hockey League playoff run will be longer than his first. Last season, the Airdrie Thunder forward was on the team that dropped a first-round five-game series to the Three Hills Thrashers.

Logan Smith hasnít minded his minimal role with the Airdrie Thunder this season.

The Chestermere Lakers proved why it is deserving of its No. 1 3A boysí provincial basketball ranking when it came to Airdrie earlier this week.

The Airdrie Regional Recreation Enhancement Society (ARRES) has officially announced plans for its next fundraiser.