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After 48 minutes of regulation time and two overtime sessions settled nothing, the Springbank Phoenix used a trick out of the Canadian football playbook to claim the Rocky View Sports Association’s Tier 2 gold medal.

Airdrie’s Chad Swain competed in a handful of races at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah earlier this month, finishing no worse than eighth, Oct. 9 and 10.

The Fun Country Riders wrapped up its 2010 season, Oct. 23, with the annual awards night and banquet at the Lyalta Hall. The evening started with a phenomenal potluck supper followed by awards, lots of door prizes and dancing.

The Edge Mountaineers’ girls prep team went into its home weekend tournament hoping to collect all eight points and extend its divisional first place lead.

It was a big gamble that paid off. Facing third down with 2:05 left in a scoreless playoff game, George McDougall Mustangs’ head coach Brent Legault decided to hand the ball to tailback Alex Smith rather than attempting a short field goal.

The past three Saturdays have seen three straight No. 1-ranked NCAA teams fall to their opponents on the road. First, Alabama lost at South Carolina, then Ohio State lost at Wisconsin and Oklahoma lost at Missouri. It’s been nearly 50 years since No.

If the Airdrie Thunder continues to score at its current pace, the staff at the Ron Ebbesen Arena may have to change the bulbs on the scoreboard.

Airdrie’s Chad Swain competed in a handful of races at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah earlier this month, finishing no worse than eighth, Oct. 9 and 10.

Before the puck was even dropped, the Red Deer Rebels Black was already in tough. The visiting Bantam AAA hockey team took an unusual pre-anthem 10-minute misconduct penalty after its non-starting players stayed on the ice too long.

Nearly two months after opening its season with an exhibition tournament in Burlington, Vt., the Edge School Mountaineers girls’ prep team will host its own Junior Women’s Hockey League (JWHL) tournament this weekend.