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“It’s pretty easy to put some points up on the board when our team is playing like that.”

Special Olympics Airdrie's softball players have been hard at work since early May, developing their skills at weekly practices held at the baseball diamond outside Meadowbrook School.

Over 200 cyclists took the road this past weekend to raise funds for the MS Society of Canada after a three year hiatus.

“This is one of the biggest meets I’ve ever competed at and obviously winning a championship title – especially at 19 – is amazing,” she said. “Not a lot of people can say they have one.”

After a lengthy WHL campaign, Seattle Thunderbirds player and Cochrane native Tyrel Bauer is heading to Winnipeg later this summer, in hopes of playing for the Jets next season.

The Airdrie Irish men's football team suffered their first loss of 2022 on June 18, falling 41-15 to the visiting Cold Lake Fighter Jets, and the game ended with a bench-clearing brawl among players, staff, and attendees.

The U21 men’s box lacrosse team currently holds the top spot in the RMLL central division with a 9-5 record in the season. Silvertips’ captain Nolan Oakey also leads the division in scoring, with 31 goals and 38 assists.

A remarkable seven-year, 80-game unbeaten run in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League has come to an end for Airdrie's senior C men's lacrosse team.

“[The Sun] were close to winning a championship last year and just missing a few pieces, so I’m hoping us Airdrie boys can come in and help fill those key areas, and help bring the team to a championship.”

The Airdrie-based squad is currently in second place of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League's (RMLL) junior ladies' division, thanks to an 11-3 record and a league-leading offence.