Local Sports

Cochrane High School's volleyball players enjoyed a successful night on Nov. 9, with three of four Cobras teams winning the Rocky View Sports Association (RVSA) divisional banner.

As their results showed, the 2022 season will likely be remembered as a rebuilding year for the Springbank Phoenix high-school football team.

The Airdrie Ringette Association is hosting its flagship 'Ring of Fire' tournament this weekend, with games underway at all three of Airdrie's indoor arenas. 

Bella Geremia, an 18-year-old student-athlete from Springbank and a 2022 graduate of the Edge School for Athletes, recently wrapped up what was a successful, drama-filled first season on the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) women's soccer team. 

Of the four players, three are alumni from the Airdrie Cochrane Athletic Association (ACAA), which oversees Airdrie's AAA hockey stream. Before their junior careers, Cathcart, Barrett, and Carlson each suited up for the Airdrie Bisons U18 AAA team. 

Injuries and poor weather plagued what was otherwise a stellar 2022 season for Airdrie's peewee and bantam football teams.

ARA volunteer and coach Liz Kusler said this year's Ring of Fire tournament will include 38 teams in nine divisions ranging from U12 to U19, including all 15 of the ARA's 'Sting' teams.

It was another barn-burner battle for bronze in the Rocky View Sports Association (RVSA) high-school football league.

The George McDougall Mustangs' historic 2022 season came to a close on Nov. 4, after a 48-21 defeat to the Holy Trinity Academy (HTA) Knights in the South Central Zones Tier II provincial qualifier.

“It’s a cultural experience mixed with soccer,” he said. “I wanted to do something at Edge before COVID, but [the pandemic] obviously put us back a couple of years.”