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Local rower wins three medals at Western Games

Local rower wins three medals at Western Games

It was three races and three medal performances for Airdrie’s Olivia McMurray at the Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, B.C. last week.
Thunder hold conditioning tournament

Thunder hold conditioning tournament

It wasn’t the prettiest hockey action Airdrie Thunder fans will see this season, but if the team has any success in the Heritage Junior Hockey League during 2011/12, this is where the blueprint will have started.
ARRES' golf classic set

ARRES' golf classic set

The Airdrie Regional Recreation Enhancement Society (ARRES) is set to launch its inaugural ‘Airdrie Athletes and Friends Raise the Rinks’ golf classic at Woodside Golf Course next week. The golf classic, set for 1:30 p.m. on Aug.
Bantam Storm ready for new football season

Bantam Storm ready for new football season

The Airdrie Storm Bantam football club only has one more week of preparations before the start of the regular season.
Local player looks to stay at NHL level this season

Local player looks to stay at NHL level this season

When NHL legend Ron Francis tells you that you’re developing your game in the proper manner during your end of the season interview, it gives you a good start to your summer.
Politicians, pro players set for charity game

Politicians, pro players set for charity game

Victims assistance groups from across Rocky View County are about to get another much-needed financial infusion. Wild Rose MP Blake Richards has formalized plans for his third annual Wild Rose Challenge Charity Hockey Game, to be played Aug.
Cochrane's Profit claims another win

Cochrane's Profit claims another win

It may not have been earned in the fashion he wanted, but Cochrane’s Grant Profit took home the top spot from the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship, Aug. 7.
New Thunder season approaches, time to cue AC/DC 's Thunderstruck

New Thunder season approaches, time to cue AC/DC 's Thunderstruck

I’ve purposely not listened to AC/DC’s Thunderstruck all summer long. Great song on a great album, don’t get me wrong, but I heard it enough all winter at Airdrie Thunder games that it has lost some of its lustre.
Ski, snowboard club adds Olympic medallist to coaching staff

Ski, snowboard club adds Olympic medallist to coaching staff

A ski and snowboard club featuring local athletes from across Rocky View County has added an Olympic silver medallist to its coaching staff.
Slo-pitch tourney raises 150K for cancer research

Slo-pitch tourney raises 150K for cancer research

Setting the fundraising goal at $115,000 may have seemed ambitious, but the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s third annual Batting Against Breast Cancer largely exceeded that number last week.
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