Local Sports

The teachers and RCMP officers may have had the last laugh at the Bert Church Classic, but it was the organizing group and charity that will benefit the most.

Olivia McMurray has only been rowing for seven months. But that didn’t stop her from winning the two-kilometre junior novice category at the Alberta Indoor Rowing Championships in Lacombe last month.

Coaches will tell you that every win is equally important, but in a short six-game season, the claim becomes even more significant.

Olivia McMurray has only been rowing for seven months. But that didn’t stop her from winning the two-kilometre junior novice category at the Alberta Indoor Rowing Championships in Lacombe last month.

While Airdrie’s outdoor soccer season is on hold until the remaining snow melts, one player will head elsewhere to play the game. Curtis Contenti, 16, plays Tier 1 soccer in Calgary and travelled to Vancouver, B.C.

While Airdrie’s outdoor soccer season is on hold until the remaining snow melts, one player will head elsewhere to play the game. Curtis Contenti, 16, plays Tier 1 soccer in Calgary and travelled to Vancouver, B.C.

Coaches will tell you that every win is equally important, but in a short six-game season, the claim becomes even more significant.

Bert Church High School students and teachers will meet each other outside of the classroom this week. The school’s Students For Change group is hosting a charity hockey game, dubbed the Bert Church Classic, April 8 at the Ron Ebbesen Arena.

When the Airdrie Xtreme Bantam AAA hockey team lost in the first round of the playoffs, Kristopher Leclair was obviously upset.

When the Airdrie Xtreme Bantam AAA hockey team lost in the first round of the playoffs, Kristopher Leclair was obviously upset.