Big Nasty meets The Dragon at Unified 44
Fort Macleod’s Tom (Big Nasty) O’Connor enters the cage Friday night in the co-Main Event at Unified MMA 44. O’Connor battles John (The Dragon) Nguyen in the match at 7 Chiefs Sportsplex on the...
View ArticleJamie Brown Kodiaks outstanding player
A Fort Macleod athlete was named the outstanding player on the Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s volleyball team. Jamie Brown received the award April 12 during the annual KODI Awards. The event...
View ArticleSports program takes flight at F.P. Walshe school
A new program will take flight next year that offers Grade 6-8 students the chance for concentrated skill development in sports. The F.P. Walshe school Wings program offers training in volleyball,...
View ArticleHaze Sharratt earns Clint Jordan Award
Haze Sharratt is Fort Macleod Minor Hockey’s 2022 Clint Jordan Award recipient. Presented in memory of a Fort Macleod Minor Hockey player who died suddenly in 1990, the award recognizes commitment,...
View ArticleFlyers Carson Smith named Chinook MVP
F.P. Walshe Flyer Carson Smith was named most valuable player in the Chinook Basketball League. Flyers coach Amiee Sandham said Smith brings a positive attitude to practices and games, and is...
View ArticleAtkins strikes Olympic gold
Fort Macleod’s Christine Atkins last month added an Olympic gold medal to her collection. Atkins was athletic therapist for the Canadian women’s hockey team that defeated the United States 3-2 in the...
View ArticleFort Macleod U11 Mavericks claim championship banner
The Fort Macleod Mavericks are the Central Alberta Tier 4 U11 Hockey League’s green division champions. The Mavericks beat Okotoks 8-4 and 9-2 on the weekend to sweep their best-of-three championship...
View ArticleFort Macleod’s Jamie Brown a volleyball all-star
Fort Macleod’s Jamie Brown was named last week to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference south division all-conference team. Brown joined another Lethbridge College Kodiak, Nolan Moes, as...
View ArticleHockey players donate to Fort Macleod health care auxiliary
A group of hockey players has skated to the aid of health care in Fort Macleod. Organizers of the third Hockey Through the Ages tournament last week donated more than $22,000 to the Fort Macleod...
View ArticleF.P. Walshe Flyers win senior girls playoff title
F.P. Walshe Flyers are the Chinook Basketball League playoff champions. The Flyers won three straight games in the two-day tournament at Pincher Creek to claim the championship. Flyers 54 Hawks 36 The...
View ArticleFort Macleod U13 Mavericks are playoff champions
Fort Macleod Mavericks are the champions of the Central Alberta Tier 4 U13 Hockey League’s blue division. The Mavericks swept Pincher Creek Chinooks in their weekend best-of-three championship series....
View ArticleSTARS tournament begins to take shape
After falling victim to the COVID-19 pandemic for two years, the STARS volleyball tournament returns to the court in April. The three-day tournament in Fort Macleod in recent times has doubled its...
View ArticleFort Macleod Mustangs to battle Lethbridge Lightning in playoffs
Lethbridge Lightning goalie Dawson Brolund and Fort Macleod Mustangs Jay Many Grey Horses watch a shot sail wide of the net. Fort Macleod Mustangs and Lethbridge Lightning met Saturday in a Ranchland...
View ArticleFlyers win Cobra Classic
F.P. Walshe Flyers won three straight games to claim the championship of the weekend Cobra Classic high school girls basketball tournament in Claresholm. The Flyers beat Matthew Halton Hawks on Friday...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Hockey Through the Ages tournament
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View ArticleFlyers second in Blue and White tournament
Kate Andrews Pride went undefeated to win the annual Blue and White senior high girls basketball tournament at F.P. Walshe school. The Pride defeated the host Flyers in the championship game Saturday...
View ArticleHockey tournament richest one yet
Tournament champion Team Vandervalk. Back row, from left: Turner Sharp, Paul Hardy, Stephen Vandervalk, Eric Hardy, Dusty Monical, TJ Larson, Bruce Kostelansky, Ben Asuchak and Jon Creason. Front row,...
View ArticleFlyers rise to third in annual Blue and White
F.P. Walshe Flyers had reason to celebrate Saturday night as they battled to third place in their own Blue and White tournament. The Flyers won two of their three games in the senior boys basketball...
View ArticleFort Macleod’s Nathan Coast patrols blue line for Golden Hawks
A Fort Macleod defenceman is patrolling the blue line for the Val Matteotti Golden Hawks. Nathan Coast made the Alberta Elite AAA U15 Hockey League team in his first year of eligibility. “Making AAA...
View ArticleHockey Through the Ages tournament shaping up
Hockey players, including one from Dallas, Texas, are signing up quickly for the chance to lace up the blades next month in Fort Macleod’s alumni tournament. Carey Archibald of Dallas and 94 other...
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