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The Chestermere Cowboys ushered in its new stadium lights – and hopefully a new chapter for its football team – last week. The Cowboys defeated the Bert Church Chargers 36-15, Oct.

Bow Valley scored two late touchdowns, but the Bobcats’ comeback ultimately fell short, during the team’s 20-14 home loss to the George McDougall Mustangs, Oct. 15.

Kristian Petit scored twice and Adam Griffith made 29 saves to earn his first career shutout as the Airdrie Thunder won its third straight game, 4-0 over the High River Flyers, Oct. 14 at the Ron Ebbesen Arena.

Josh Duazo ran in for three first half touchdowns, as the George McDougall Mustangs survived a fourth quarter comeback attempt by the Bobcats to defeat the Bow Valley team 20-14, Oct. 15 in Cochrane.

It wasn’t how they wanted to end their season, but the George McDougall Mustangs ladies came home from the South Central Zone soccer championships Oct. 15 in Cochrane and placed fifth.

The Airdrie Storm weren’t able to maintain the momentum from its first win last week, as the team dropped a 54-24 game to the Calgary Cowboys at Shouldice Park, Oct. 15.

The Airdrie Xtreme hasn’t won a league game this month, but head coach Terry Keogh isn’t ringing the alarm bells just yet. Its third consecutive loss, a 2-1 defeat to the Calgary Royals at the Ron Ebbesen Arena on Oct.

Anyone who knows me, or who has read anything I have written in the past about motorsports knows that it runs in my blood.

The Bert Church Chargers tried mightily in the fourth quarter to upstage the Chestermere Cowboys during its inauguration of new stadium lights.

Cory Robinson hopes the next few weeks of Rocky View Sports Association football playoffs won’t be his last few games.