Alan Poytress of Fort Macleod participated in the New Zealand Ironman triathlon earlier this month.

A 58-year-old Fort Macleod man followed his passion for a three-event sport to New Zealand earlier this month.
Alan Poytress was one of 2,000 people from 58 nations who took part in the New Zealand Ironman triathlon, which this year marked its 30th anniversary.
They swam 3.8 kilometres in open water, cycled 180 kilometres and finished with a 42.2-kilometre run.
This was the third Ironman for Poytress, who took up triathlon about 13 years ago. He took part in the New Zealand Ironman in 2011 and last year was in one in Texas.
“I just like the physical challenge of it all,” Poytress said of the Ironman. “I’ve done a couple before and I want to get better at it.”
Poytress completed the race in 15 hours and 55 minutes to place about 70th out of 100 people in his age group in the New Zealand Ironman.
Poytress began getting serious about training in September and stepped things up in January and February. Due to the Canadian winter, much of his training was indoors on treadmills and trainers.
“The process of getting to an Ironman, conservatively has been 10 years,” Poytress said, explaining he began with the sprint, Olympic and half Ironman distances. “Each one is a significant jump from the one before it. It took a long time.”
Poytress spends one to two hours a day training from Monday to Thursday, stepping it up to four to six hours on Friday and Saturday.
“It’s an everyday thing,” Poytress said of training. “If I’m not doing it, I’m thinking about it. Thinking that I should be doing it.”
Despite that commitment to training, participating in an Ironman does not get easier with the passing years.
“It doesn’t seem to,” Poytress said. “What gets easier is the mindset in that I’m not driven to be on the podium. I’m okay where I’m at.”
The New Zealand Ironman was blessed with a beautiful day. The water was a little choppy and there was a 20 km-h wind for the cycling portion.
“It was a beautiful run,” Poytress said. “You run right along the side of the lake. The fans are there, and they stayed out late cheering us on. The community made a real party of it.”
The people of Taupo, New Zealand get solidly behind the Ironman, with about 2,000 people volunteering in the community of 22,000 people.
Poytress was pleased with his performance this year in the Ironman.
“It was totally shocking this year. The other two that I did, when I finished it hurt to blink. This year I had a blister on my left foot and that was it.”
Poytress felt so good, he started training right away for his next attempt, a half Ironman in May at St. George, Utah that he will attempt with John Herweyer, Rob Slawson and possibly Klaas Vandenbeld from Fort Macleod.
In June Poytress will take part in a half marathon at Boise, Idaho with Beckie Gouchie, Brendan Grant, Corinne Slawson and Melissa Herweyer.
Poytress and John Herweyer will take part in a full Ironman next fall in Florida.
With a busy schedule in front of him, and a desire to improve his performance by cutting an hour off his time, Poytress is rededicating himself to training.
“I’ve finally come to the epiphany in my Ironman training that if I’m going to continue this I’ve got to pay much more attention to nutrition,” Poytress said. “Before I’ve been able to bull my way through and not pay attention to it but if I’m going to get better at it I have to be much more conscious of what I put in my body.”
“I’m guilty of bad fuel sometimes.”
Poytress has now sworn off junk food in an attempt to shed 30 pounds and improve his performance in his next Ironman.
It’s not a matter of moving up in the standings, rather a desire to know that he has done his best to prepare.
“I would like to finish an Ironman and say I’ve done everything I possibly could to train and prepare mentally, physically and nutritionally, and I’ve done the best that I can.”

Fort Macleod Mavericks Andrew Shade has a scoring chance in Friday’s game.

Fort Macleod Mavericks captain Colten Holtz and assistant captain Riley Vanee and their teammates take a victory lap with the banner.

Colten Holtz of the Fort Macleod Mavericks pursues Mitchell Fawcett of the Chestermere Lakers.

The Central Alberta Tier 5 Midget Hockey League champion Fort Macleod Mavericks.

Riley Vanee of the Fort Macleod Mavericks breaks away from Jason Stoltz of the Chestermere Lakers on his way to scoring the fourth Fort Macleod goal.

Fort Macleod Mavericks would not be denied in their quest for a Central Alberta Tier 5 Midget Hockey League championship.
The Mavericks rallied from an early deficit Friday to double Chestermere Lakers 4-2 in front of a large, raucous home town crowd.
The victory gave the Mavericks, who finished the regular season seven points behind Chestermere, a two-game sweep in the championship series and a chance to celebrate on home ice.
The fourth-place Mavericks were on a roll heading into the playoffs, having won three straight heading into their series with Okotoks Oilers.
The Oilers, who finished five points behind the Mavericks in regular season standings, gave Fort Macleod all it could handle in the opening round.
The Mavericks prevailed 2-1 though, and advanced to the semifinals against first-place Medicine Hat Venom, who were 12 points higher in the regular season standings than Fort Macleod.
The Mavericks opened that series with a 7-4 win in Medicine Hat, but dropped the next game 5-3 at home.
That forced a showdown in the deciding game at Medicine Hat, which the Mavericks won 7-4.
After a late-night bus ride home from Medicine Hat, the Mavericks had to head to Chestermere the next day for the first game of the championship series.
Road warriors that they are, the Mavericks pounded Chestermere 4-1 to take a one-game lead.
That set the stage for Friday’s game, which attracted what was likely the biggest crowd of the year for a hockey game at Fort Macleod and District Sports Centre.
Fighting for their very playoff lives, the Lakers quieted the Fort Macleod crowd with a goal less than two minutes into the game.
Nicholas Toner got the goal, assisted by Joel Saracini.
The action went back-and-forth through the rest of the opening period, with Fort Macleod holding the edge in scoring chances.
Mavericks goalie Cole Nathe and Chestermere counterpart Brett Height were equal to the task, however, and the teams went into the break with the Lakers leading 1-0.
Less than two minutes into the second period the game was knotted at 1-1 as Andrew Shade, parked in the slot, banged the puck home.
Wilfred North Peigan Jr. and Tyrus White Cow assisted on the goal by Shade, which was his third of the playoffs.
The Mavericks got their first lead of the game mid way through the second period when Eligh Big Bull brought the puck out of the corner and drilled a shot home. Jacoby Provost assisted on the goal.
Fort Macleod poured it on in the second period and the Lakers were just hanging on.
The Mavericks were rewarded for their strong play when Big Bull potted his seventh goal of the playoffs with just 25 seconds on the clock. Shade and Eric Maskowitz drew assists.
Trailing 3-1 heading into the final period, the Lakers refused to quit and took it to the Mavericks.
Just over four minutes into the third Drew Poot scored to narrow Fort Macleod’s lead to 3-2.
The Lakers continued to pour it on, dominating the game offensively, but Nathe calmly handled every shot that came his way.
With just over five minutes to go Mavericks coach Trevor Curran called a time out and settled his team down.
From that point the Mavericks shut down the Lakers attack, turning the Chestermere attackers away time and again.
With just over a minute to play Riley Vanee took a pass from Hunter Curran at his own blue line, pulled away from the Chestermere defender and fooled the goalie with a nifty forehand-backhand move to make it 4-2.
Fort Macleod killed off the final minute and then celebrated, saluting the home town crowd and taking a victory lap with the Central Alberta banner.
The Mavericks are Cole Nathe, Sly No Chief, Connor Grier, Kelly Halcrow, Riley Vanee, Andrew Shade, Eligh Big Bull, Jordan North Peigan, Wilfred North Peigan Jr., Colten Holtz, Matthew Warren, Tyrus White Cow, Bryce Brown, Eric Maskowitz, Michael Big Bull, Jacoby Provost, Hunter Curran and Cale Three Persons.
Head coach is Trevor Curran, assistants are Kyle Grier and Wes Big Bull and manager is Kathie Nathe.

Stanley Morning Bull is the 2014 recipient of the Clint Jordan Memorial Award.
Morning Bull received the award Wednesday during Fort Macleod Minor Hockey’s awards night at the Empress Theatre.
“He truly is a special player who is 100 per cent committed to his team,” Bantam Mavericks coach Kevin Provost said.
Fort Macleod Minor Hockey president Jason Austin said the award recognizes playing the game the right way, with zest and vigour, getting as much out of the game as they put into it, and being a good example for other players.
Morning Bull, Amy Craig of the Atom team and Colten Holtz of the Midget Mavericks were all nominated for the award by their coaches.
“We’re proud of every one of you,” Austin told the three nominees.
Provost has coached Morning Bull for the past two seasons and found him to be easy to work with and supportive of his teammates.
“His hard work both on and off the ice is one of a proven leader who goes out and leads by example,” Provost said.
Provost told the story of how after Morning Bull was made captain this year, he asked if another player could wear the “C” in a game to boost his spirits.
Provost said Morning Bull was dedicated to the team’s fitness program, leading by example.
“Every game he gives 110 per cent,” Provost said. “I never once heard him argue with any of his teammates. He is quite possibly the most talented player on our team.”
“One thing that sets him apart from his teammates is he always puts the team’s goals ahead of his own.”
Morning Bull led the Mavericks in scoring with 22 goals and a team-high 29 assists for 51 points in 18 regular season games. He had just 22 penalty minutes.
Morning Bull added seven goals and five assists for 12 points in five playoff games while picking up just eight penalty minutes.
“The biggest part of his game is the hundreds of goals he stopped by racing back to catch the opposing players,” Provost said.
The Midget Mavericks nominated their captain, Colten Holtz, for the Clint Jordan Award.
Trevor Curran and the other Midget coaches knew in mid February who their choice would be for the award.
After two particularly poor periods in a playoff game the coaches were heading to the dressing room to lay into their players about a lack of effort.
They stopped short when they heard their captain telling his teammates — in colourful language — that they had to do better.
Holtz’s speech worked as the Mavericks went on to win the Central Alberta Tier 5 Midget Hockey League championship.
“Our nominee has shown the dedication of a professional athlete, by attending every practice and using his personal time to better his fitness level at the gym,” Curran said. “This player’s teamwork shows mostly in the effort that is displayed in every game.”
Holtz scored 10 goals and assisted on 20 others for 30 points to go along with 56 penalty minutes in 24 regular season games.
Holtz added five assists and 16 penalty minutes in seven playoff games.
Curran said Holtz’s value to the team was measured in more than goals and assists.
Holtz was tireless on the forecheck, wearing opponents down and causing them to make mistakes out of fatigue.
Curran noted that Midget-level hockey brings players aged 15 to 18 years together into an arena, and arms them with sticks and blades for a battle fueled by hormones and attitude.
“One could compare it to the days of the gladiator in the Roman colosseum,” Curran said. “But unlike Roman times, hockey still has its gentlemen.”
“Our nominee knows the importance of agitating the opponent — maybe to the point of retaliation — only to show sportsmanship at the end of game, leaving those battles on the ice and appreciating a worthy competitor.”
The Atom Mavericks coaches selected second-year player Amy Craig as their nominee.
Minor Hockey president Jason Austin read the nomination submitted by the Atom coaches, who noted Amy displayed a passion for the game.
“Coaches have stressed all year about making those around you better by using your skills to build a better team,” Austin said. “Our nominee is simply put the largest example of a hard-working team player that we have.”
The coaches said Amy has improved over two years of Atom hockey, developing strong skating and passing skills.
Amy constantly sought out direction in her desire to become a better player and approval when things went well.
“The nine- and 10-year-old age is a delicate mix of pursuing personal goals and statistical goals that make it tough to focus on a team goal,” Austin said.
Amy had four goals and three assists for seven points in 18 regular season games, with no penalty minutes.
The coaches said Amy was ready to play with anyone on the team, regardless of their skill level or commitment to team play.
“Simply put, our team was better with her not only for the skills shown, but what she showed her team — teamwork, passion and a drive to make her team better.”

Jake Hansen

A Fort Macleod pitcher was honoured recently by a U.S. college baseball league.
Jake Hansen was named Red River Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week for April 14-20.
Hansen, a junior pitcher at Louisiana State University-Shreveport, threw three scoreless innings that paved the way for the Pilots 9-3 win in the first game against William Carey University.
The six-foot 190-pound Hansen struck out five batters and walked two while allowing just one hit to earn his fourth win of the season.
Hansen has pitched 30 innings this season for the Pilots, allowing 17 hits and eight runs with 30 strikeouts and 10 walks.
Hansen, who transfered to Louisiana State University-Shreveport from Pensacola State, has an earned run average of 1.50.
Hansen played for the F.P. Walshe Flyers and Fort Macleod Royals prior to beginning his college career.
Hansen’s teammate, Ridge Gonsoulin, was named the conference’s Player of the Week for the same period.
Gonsoulin, a senior centerfielder from New Iberia, La., was 4-for-8 at the plate as the ninth-ranked Pilots split a double-header against William Carey University.
Gonsoulin doubled and drove in a run in a victory in the opener then went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the second game as the Pilots lost 5-4.
Gonsoulin has a .350 average on the season and is second in the conference in runs scored with 42 and sixth in RBIs with 31.
The Pilots moved to 37-12 on the season and hold a 17-3 mark in conference play.

The F.P. Walshe Flyers are the Tier 2 high school girls provincial rugby champions.
The Flyers edged Winston Churchill Griffins 26-24 Saturday in the championship match of the tournament at Calgary.
The win over the Bulldogs completed a three-game sweep of the provincial tournament.
The Flyers opened the weekend Friday with a 25-0 win over Cold Lake.
Shannon Chisholm scored two tries for F.P. Walshe and Sam Bassett, Nicole Quinlan and Sienna Hoff each had one.
“This was a lot tougher game than I expected,” Flyers coach Andrew Walmsley said. “Cold Lake was a team we would beat very easily four or five years ago. They have made great strides over the last few years and have really embraced the sport of rugby. They tackled well and we had to play well to win.
The Cold Lake team’s sportsmanship impressed the Flyers. The Cold Lake players visited with the Fort Macleod girls after the game and their coach awarded one of their T-shirts to the Flyers Nicole Quinlan as player of the game.
The victory over Cold Lake propelled the Flyers into the semifinals, where they met Strathmore.
“We knew this would be a tough game,” Walmsley said. “Strathmore is well coached and was hosting the tournament. Our girls played a great game, especially defensively.”
Strathmore pressed early in the game but the Flyers were able to repel the attack and then scored two tries to take the lead on the way to a 33-7 win.
“Defensively we never let them into the game and their only score came on the last play of the game,” Walmsley said.
Nicole Quinlan scored two tries and booted four converts for an 18-point game.
Sam Bassett scored two tries and Heather Donahue had one.
The Flyers advanced to the tournament championship game against Winston Churchill Griffins.
Winston Churchill reached the finals by beating Rimbey 42-10 and Springbank 20-7.
The Griffins opened the scoring but the Flyers replied with three tries to lead 19-5 at halftime.
The Flyers scored again early in the second half to increase their lead to 26-5 and appeared well on their way to a provincial title.
“We nearly let this game slip away from us,” said Walmsley, who watched his team take its foot off the gas after building the commanding lead. “We played like we were protecting a lead instead of trying to keep adding points.”
The Griffins fought back into the game, scoring three tries to narrow F.P. Walshe’s lead to 26-24 with seven minutes to play.
“We were able to control territory and possession for the last seven minutes and were parked in their end until the clock ran out,” Walmsley said. “Interestingly, our girls thought the game was tied at the end and were trying to create another score. There was a lot of shock and surprise when they found out they had won.”
Nicole Quinlan scored a try and converted three others for 11 points, Sam Bassett had a pair of tries and Cheyenne Hofer had one.
The Flyers and Griffins found themselves caught in a moment after the game that typifies the spirit of rugby.
The Winston Churchill players were sitting in a circle listening to their coaches as the Flyers walked by on their way to the medal ceremony.
“As we walked past our girls just sort of veered over to them and the two teams spent a couple of very sincere minutes talking to each other and hugging each other and just recognizing that they had played a memorable final game,” Walmsley said.

Aidan Kidd and Ashley Gunderson received the Danny Paskal Memorial Athletic Award at F.P. Walshe school’s Blue and White Night.

Ashley Gunderson and Aidan Kidd were honoured last week as two of F.P. Walshe school’s best athletes.
Gunderson and Kidd received the Danny Paskal Memorial Athletic Award at the school’s Blue and White Night.
“Essentially it’s our athletes of the year,” F.P. Walshe school athletic director Craig Patton said of the award.
The Danny Paskal Memorial Athletic Award is presented to athletes who exemplify the spirit of an F.P. Walshe school student who 18 years ago was killed in a car crash.
Recipients have a true love of sports; show a deep desire to improve, learn new skills and strive to reach the highest level of competency possible.
The award recipients also demonstrate a healthy lifestyle, befitting an athlete, and have been recognized by outside sources for high achievement such as all-stars, representative, university or college teams, provincial teams or national team programs.
“I had the pleasure of teaching and working with Danny,” Patton said. “Danny was a fierce competitor, an outstanding person and very, very good athlete.”
Gunderson played volleyball, basketball and rugby during her Grade 12 year.
“Ashley has had a tougher road for her successes as she has had to battle to recover from major knee surgery,” Patton said.
Gunderson was named an all-star in rugby and helped the Flyers win the south zone championship as well as the provincial Tier 2 championship.
“Her coaches have described her as the perfect team player,” Patton said. “She accepts her role on her teams with grace and confidence.”
Gunderson earlier during Blue and White Night received the Order of Walshe for volleyball, basketball and rugby.
Gunderson was named the most improved player on the basketball team and most sportsmanlike on the rugby team.
The Southern Alberta High School Rugby League named Gunderson to its all-star team at wing, and she was chosen to play in the Deep South Conference basketball all-star game.
“Ashley also leads a lifestyle befitting an athlete,” Patton said. “She is a fierce competitor and a hard worker both in practice and in games. She is not always satisfied with her own performance and wants to always make improvements to her game.”
Patton said Gunderson has a strong will to win, which she demonstrated during the rugby provincial tournament where she made several inside runs to set up teammates to score.
“These kinds of contributions do not go unnoticed by those of us who know the game,” Patton added. “Ashley certainly emulates the spirit of Danny Paskal.”
Aidan Kidd participated in high school volleyball, basketball, baseball, badminton and track and field, and plays for the Fort Macleod Royals American Legion baseball team.
“To say that Aidan Kidd is an involved athlete at F.P. Walshe would be a bit of an understatement,” Patton said.
Kidd was named to the all-star teams of both the Westwinds Volleyball League and the Chinook Basketball League during the past seasons.
“Aidan has a passion for sports that is like no other,” Patton said. “He loves to play sports, talk sports, watch sports.”
Patton noted that Kidd — who he described as a “gym rat” — is also willing to assist as an official at F.P. Walshe school for junior high sports.
“Aidan is serious about sports and it shows in his everyday life,” Patton said. “He leads a very positive and active lifestyle befitting that of an elite athlete.”
Patton said Kidd competes hard and is a good teammate and a pleasure to coach.
“I have found Aidan to be accepting of any role I give him just as long as he gets to play,” Patton said. “Aidan certainly emulates the qualities that Danny Paskal did while at F.P. Walshe.”

Cheyenne Hofer, Carlin Van Driesten and Raj Parmar presented Craig Patton with the F.P. Walshe Lifetime Achievement Award at Blue and White Night.

Craig Patton loves the students at F.P. Walshe school.
The students showed they feel the same way about the long-time teacher and coach last week when Patton received the F.P. Walshe Lifetime Achievement Award.
“This year the award goes to a man who represents passion, dedication and inspiring power,” said Carlin Van Driesten, co-president of F.P. Walshe school’s student council. “For decades he has poured out his heart into multiple sports programs which has impacted the lives of hundreds and hundreds of students.”
The F.P. Walshe Lifetime Achievement Award was launched in 2003.
The award recognizes people who have coached, advised or served on two or more extra-curricular activities, including sports, clubs, councils, committees, organizations or groups.
Recipients have a positive influence on the students, reflect the school’s spirit, and are willing to volunteer their time and effort to the school.
“The greatest quality a leader can have is to love,” Van Driesten said. “This man loves like no other.”
Van Driesten said Patton’s passion is seen in every game and every team he has coached, and the support he shows for his players.
“He has pushed students to persevere and accomplish goals they set their minds to,” Van Driesten said.
Van Driesten said Patton’s influence on young people extends well beyond the court and playing field.
“He is the reason that hundreds of students have found their way, not only in sports careers, but in their entire lives,” Van Driesten said.
Patton has coached both volleyball and rugby for 28 seasons, and junior high basketball for 18 seasons.
Parmar noted Patton has also coached cross country running, track, curling and badminton.
In addition to coaching, Patton has been athletic director at F.P. Walshe school for 25 years and on the executive committee for 22 years, and has been on league executives for volleyball, basketball and rugby.
“Without him, our school would not be the same,” Van Driesten said.
Student council co-president Raj Parmar pointed to Patton’s coaching career as proof of his commitment to students.
“Craig Patton is the perfect candidate for this award,” Parmar said.
Student-athlete Cheyenne Hofer told the Blue and White Night audience of the influence Patton had on her and other students.
A multi-sport athlete, Hofer suffered a knee injury this year that kept her on the sidelines for much of her Grade 11 year.
“Being told that I wouldn’t be able to be physically active for six weeks and possibly longer was some of the hardest news I’ve ever had to hear,” Hofer said.
Patton kicked Hofer out of his physical education class, knowing that she would only get increasingly frustrated because she couldn’t take part.
Hofer was frustrated at the time, but when she looked back realized her teacher made the right decision.
“Mr. Patton takes the time to get to know all his students at a personal level, and knows exactly what buttons to push to motivate them,” Hofer said.
Hofer said it has been a privilege to be associated with Patton.
“Your sincere determination and efforts over the years are sincerely appreciated,” Hofer said. “You have made us all extremely proud.”
Previous recipients of the F.P. Walshe Lifetime Achievement Award were Wes Olmstead, Dave Gregory, Gordon Wolstenholme, Karen Smith, Gloria Whitehead, Pat Schieman, Vern Orr and Ken Perry.

Ryan Cook of the Fort Macleod Royals fields a grounder.

A Tri-County Cardinal dives back to first base to avoid being picked off by Royals first baseman Ryden Attwood.

Fort Macleod Royals won four of five games in the final week of the regular season to finish at .500.
Their 12-12 record puts the Royals in fifth place in the Montana American Legion Baseball Northern District standings.
The Royals take on fourth-place Lethbridge Miners at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 24 in the opening game of the district playoff tournament at West Winds Stadium.
Tournament play gets under way at 10 a.m. Thursday with Vauxhall Spurs playing Havre North Stars. At 1 p.m. Medicine Hat Knights play Tri-County Cardinals.
Opening ceremonies are set for 4 p.m. Thursday. Play resumes at 9 a.m. Friday, July 25 and continues through Saturday, July 26.
The championship game is at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 27.

Royals 14 Miners 4
Fort Macleod dominated Lethbridge Miners on July 15 in a rare nine-inning game.
Ryan Cook pitched all nine innings for the Royals, scattering 13 hits and one walk while striking out seven to earn the win.
The Royals pounded out 17 hits led by Ryden Attwood who went 3-for-6 with a home run and two RBI. TJ Tornquist went 3-for-6 with a double and four RBI and Ty Odney went 3-for-5 with a double.
Royals 12 Cardinals 11
Garet Burton hammered a clutch two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday to life the Royals to a come-from-behind 12-11 win over visiting Tri-County Cardinals.
The Royals trailed 7-2 and 10-3 but fought back to steal the victory.
Odney gave up 10 hits and a walk while striking out two as he pitched four innings. Josh Foster allowed six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings, and Cook came on in the eighth to get the final two outs.
Odney helped his own cause as he went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Tornquist also drove in three runs and Burton and Aidan Kidd each had two RBI.

Royals 6 Cardinals 1

Fort Macleod won the nightcap in convincing fashion as they caged the Cardinals 6-1.
Morgan Yanco pitched a two-hitter as he went the distance to get the win.
The Royals started fast with five runs in the first inning and led all the way.
Cook went 3-for-4, Attwood went 2-for-2 with two RBI and Tornquist went 2-for-3 with an RBI.

Royals 6 Knights 5

The Royals closed out the regular season Sunday in Medicine Hat as they split a doubleheader with the Knights.
Cook pitched seven sold innings to earn a 6-5 win in the first game, giving up eight hits and four walks while striking out nine.
Attwood had another big day at the plate, driving in three runs as he went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Odney went 2-for-4 with a double, Foster went 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Burton, Yanco and Cook went 1-for-3,

Knights 10 Royals 8
The Royals frittered away a 6-0 lead in the second game, which was called after six innings when both Royals coaches were ejected for protesting umpire’s calls.
Fort Macleod scored six runs in the top of the first and appeared to be on their way to a win.
After the Royals went up 7-0 in the top of the second the Knights fought back with four runs, and then added singles in the third and fifth innings before taking a 10-8 lead with four runs in the sixth.

Following are the final standings.

Westwind Volleyball League playoff champion F.P. Walshe Flyers. Back row, from left: coach Bobbi Curran, Carlin Van Driesten, Keaton Meier, Amy Cook, Nicole Quinlan, Brooklyn Bourassa, Keely Cook and coach Mark Perry. Front row: Brooke Pansky, Emily Eremenko, Maggie Russell, Shelby Lyke, Jamie Brown and Andie Curran.

F.P. Walshe Flyers captured the Westwind Volleyball League playoff championship on Saturday at Claresholm.
The Flyers won three straight matches Saturday at Willow Creek Composite to win the tournament.
Flyer middle Carlin Van Driesten was named the Westwind league’s most valuable player on Saturday.
Flyer power Nicole Quinlan, power Amy Cook and setter Brooklyn Bourassa were also named to the league’s all-star team.
Other all-stars were Willow Creek Composite Cobras setter Elizabeth Pedersen and libero Jocelyn Chartrand, J.T. Foster Raiders power Saki Okada, Coalhurst Crusaders middle Rhonda Waldner, St. Michael’s Dragons middle Jayden Kennedy and Immanuel Christian right side Erin Lowen.
Their first-place finish in regular season standings earned the Flyers a berth in the playoff quarterfinals against Livingstone Sabres from Lundbreck.
The Flyers were in control of this match as they won the first set 25-14 and took the second 25-12.
F.P. Walshe closed out the match with a 25-17 victory in the third set of the best-of-five.
Their win over the Sabres advanced the Flyers to the semifinals and a match against host Willow Creek Composite Cobras.
Home court advantage was not enough for the Cobras as they dropped three straight sets to the Flyers.
The Flyers needed extra points in the first set to tame the Cobras 26-24.
The Flyers left nothing to chance in the second and third sets, winning both by the same score of 25-18.
The Flyers found themselves matched against Immanuel Christian Eagles in the championship match on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles gave the Flyers a battle and took an early lead with a 25-22 win in the first set.
F.P. Walshe shook that off and rallied to even the match with a 25-17 decision in the second set.
The Flyers took control with a 25-20 win in the third set and then claimed the match, and the championship, with a 25-17 victory in the fourth set.
“We are looking ahead to zones,” Flyers coach Bobbi Curran said.
High school girls and boys zone championships will be played Thursday to Saturday, Nov. 13-15 at Lethbridge College.
It is the first time the high school zones have been played at the same location as the sport tries a formula used in basketball.
The Flyers, who are seeded No. 3 in 2A competition, open the tournament with two matches Thursday, Nov. 13.
The Flyers play their first match at 5:30 p.m. Thursday against No. 5-ranked Picture Butte Queens.
F.P. Walshe is back on the court at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to take on No. 1 seed Vauxhall Queens.
Next action for the Flyers is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 when they take on the No. 9 seed, which has not yet been determined.
The Flyers close out round-robin play at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 when they take on No. 7-ranked Immanuel Christian Eagles.
The playoff round gets under way at 12 noon Saturday, with the 2A gold, silver and bronze medal matches to get under way at 6:30 p.m.

Westwind Volleyball League post-season champion F.P. Walshe Flyers. Back row, from left: assistant coach Brayden Van Driesten, Shody Perry, Michael McTighe, Rylan Clarke, Ty Odney, Oakley Bond, Mac Donahue and coach Craig Patton. Front row: Avery Van Driesten, Trent Ducharme, Landon Koch, Conlan Donahue, Roland Tomter and Aidan Kidd.

F.P. Walshe Flyers soared past Immanuel Christian Eagles on Saturday afternoon to win the Westwind Volleyball League playoff championship.
The Flyers beat the Eagles 3-1 in the championship match of the two-day tournament at Willow Creek Composite high school in Claresholm.
A pair of Grade 12 veteran Flyers were named to the Westwind league’s all-star team.
Flyers power Trent Ducharme and right side/power Conlan Donahue were selected for the all-star team.
Immanuel Christian Eagles setter Reuben Middle was named the Westwind league’s most valuable player.
Other members of the al-star team are power Brendan Degner and middle Mike Hummel of Immanuel Christian and setter Kevin Gfefer and middle Joshua Schuh of Crowsnest Pass Panthers.
The Flyers strong performance during regular season play earned them a bye into the playoff tournament semifinals.
Waiting for the Flyers were the Livingstone Sabres from Lundbreck.
F.P. Walshe made no mistake, dispatching the Sabres in three straight sets to advance to the finals.
The Flyers opened with a 25-15 win and followed with a 25-17 victory. They closed out the match with a 25-19 decision.
The championship match on Saturday afternoon pitted the Flyers against rival Immanuel Christian Eagles.
The teams had epic battles during Westwind regular season, with the Flyers winning both matches played on the Lethbridge school’s court.
To no one’s great surprise, the playoff championship match was another battle.
The Flyers opened the match with a 25-18 win and followed with a 25-22 decision to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five.
The Eagle shook off those two losses to win the third set 25-19 to extend the match.
The Flyers were determined not to let their fate rest on a tie-breaker and disposed of the Eagles 25-19 in the fourth set to win the championship.
The Flyers now turn their attention to the 2A high school zone playoff tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-15 at Lethbridge College.
For the first time, all zone playoff matches will be played at Lethbridge College, following a format used for high school basketball.
The Flyers are ranked No. 1 in the zone and open the tournament with two matches Thursday, Nov. 13.
First, the Flyers take on Taber St. Mary’s, who are ranked No. 7, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Three hours later the Flyers are back on the court at 8:30 p.m. to battle No. 3-ranked Picture Butte Kings.
The Flyers get Friday off and then close out the round-robin with a match against No. 5 Crowsnest Pass Panthers at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The playoff round gets under way at 12 noon with the gold, silver and bronze medal games at 7:30 p.m.

The 2A south zone volleyball champion F.P. Walshe Flyers. Back row, from left: assistant coach Brayden Van Driesten, Mac Donahue, Shody Perry, Oakley Bond, Rylan Clarke, Michael McTighe and coach Craig Patton. Front row, from left: Trent Ducharme, Avery Van Driesten, Landon Koch, Aidan Kidd, Conlan Donahue and Roland Tomter

F.P. Walshe Flyers are the 2A high school south zone boys volleyball champions.
The Flyers beat Picture Butte Kings in two straight sets Saturday night at Lethbridge College to win the title.
The victory capped an outstanding tournament for the Flyers, who won 10 straight sets over three days to win the zone title and earn a berth in provincials.
The Flyers climb aboard the bus at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 for the trip to Cold Lake for the 2A high school provincial tournament.
Other teams at the provincial tournament are Picture Butte Kings, Calgary Christian Cougars, Central Alberta Christian Knights, J.H. Picard Pumas, Peace River Nomads, Rundle College Cobras and Strathcona-Tweedsmuir Spartans.
At the zone tournament at Lethbridge College the Flyers, Picture Butte, Taber St. Mary’s Storm and Crowsnest Pass Panthers made up one pool.
Immanuel Christian Eagles, Vulcan County Central Hawks, Kate Andrews Pride and Vauxhall Vikings made up the other pool.
The Flyers opened the zone tournament on Thursday against St. Mary’s Storm from Taber.
The Flyers served notice they were on a mission, crushing St. Mary’s 25-9 and 25-3.
In their second game on Thursday the Flyers swept Picture Butte Kings by scores of 25-21 and 25-21.
After getting Friday off from round-robin play the Flyers swept Crowsnest Pass 25-7 and 25-12 on Saturday to finish round-robin unbeaten.
Immanuel Christian was first in the other pool, followed by County Central, Kate Andrews and Vauxhall.
Their first-place finish earned the Flyers a bye to the semifinals where they met County Central, who had advanced by knocking off Crowsnest Pass 25-12 and 25-20 in the quarterfinals.
County Central battled but could not ground the Flyers, who swept the semifinal match in two sets by identical scores of 25-20.
In the other quarterfinal match Picture Butte knocked off Kate Andrews 25-9 and 25-14.
That win sent the Kings into the semifinals against Immanuel Christian.
Picture Butte won the first set 25-19 but the Eagles evened the match with a 25-19 win in the second set.
The match went to a tie-breaker with the Kings pulling out a 15-12 win to move on to the finals.
The Kings used the momentum of their upset of Immanuel Christian to good advantage, pushing the Flyers hard in the first set.
The Flyers prevailed 25-23, however, and then clinched the championship in convincing style with a 25-9 win in the second set.

The F.P. Walshe Flyers claimed silver medals on Saturday at the 2A high school boys volleyball championships at Cold Lake. Calgary Christian beat the Flyers in the final. Back row, from left: assistant coach Brayden Van Driesten, Blake Hamilton, Mac Donahue, Oakley Bond, Rylan Clarke, Ty Odney, Shody Perry, Michael McTighe and coach Craig Patton. Front row, from left: Avery Van Driesten, Aidan Kidd, Conlan Donahue, Trent Ducharme, Landon Koch and Roland Tomter.

The F.P. Walshe Flyers capped an outstanding season with a second-place finish on the weekend at the 2A high school boys volleyball championship at Cold Lake.
Calgary Christian Cougars swept the Flyers in two sets in the gold medal final Saturday afternoon.
Heading into the provincial tournament, the Flyers had already won their league regular season and playoff titles as well as the south zone championship.
The Flyers started the three-day provincial tournament in a pool with Ecole Mallaig Stingers, Redwater Renegades, Peace River Nomads, Rundle College Cobras and Assumption Crusaders.
The other pool included Calgary Christian, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir Spartans from Okotoks, Central Alberta Christian Knights from Lacombe, J.H. Picard Pumas, Picture Butte Sugar Kings and Fort McMurray Miners.
In their first match on Thursday the Flyers took on Ecole Mallaig, sweeping the Stingers 25-12 and 25-17.
In their second match on Thursday the Flyers battled Assumption and needed three sets to get by the Crusaders.
The Crusaders won the first set 25-22, but F.P. Walshe took the second set 25-15. The Flyers prevailed in the tie-breaker 15-12.
The Flyers were back on the court Friday for the first match of the day against Rundle College.
The Cougars proved to be the early risers, scratching out wins of 25-17 and 25-22 to hand the Flyers their first loss of the tournament.
Early in the afternoon on Friday F.P. Walshe took on Redwater.
The Flyers regained their winning form, disposing of the Renegades in straight sets by scores of 25-16 and 25-10.
The Flyers played their final match of round-robin late Friday afternoon against Peace River.
The Flyers sent the Nomads packing, winning in straight sets by the same 25-19 score.
Rundle College went undefeated in round-robin to place first in the pool at 5-0, followed by the Flyers at 4-1, Peace River at 3-2, Assumption at 2-3, Mallaig at 1-4 and Redwater at 0-5.
Calgary Christian and Central Alberta Christian both went 4-1, with the Lacombe team taking first by virtue of having beaten the Cougars in round-robin.
Picture Butte placed third with a record of 3-2, followed by J.H. Picard Pumas at 2-3 and Fort McMurray and Strathcona-Tweedsmuir at 1-4.
The Flyers played Picture Butte in the quarterfinals and crowned the Sugar Kings in straight sets to advance to the semifinals.
In the other quarterfinal match Calgary Christian beat Peace River to advance to meet Rundle College in the semifinals.
The Flyers needed three sets to get by Central Alberta Christian in one semifinals, while Calgary Christan prevailed over Rundle College to move on to the finals.
Central Alberta Christian claimed the bronze medals by beating Rundle College.
That set the stage for the championship match featuring Calgary Christian and the Flyers.
Calgary Christian took an early lead in the first set and never relinquished it as they won 25-22.
In the second set, the Cougars jumped out in front 5-1 and widened the gap to 12-6.
The Flyers pulled to within three points but the Cougars went on a run to restore their six-point lead at 15-9.
The Calgary team maintained that six-pont margin as the game progressed and eventually increased it to eight points.
Trailing 24-16 and with the gold medals slipping away the Flyers fought back and narrowed the lead to 24-19.
That was as close as F.P. Walshe would come as Calgary got the next point to win the set and match, and claim the gold medals.

Aidan Kidd of the F.P. Walshe Flyers splits the Kainai Warriors defence on his way for a lay-up.

The F.P. Walshe Flyers won the consolation title at a senior high boys basketball tournament at Coalhurst. Back row, from left: coach Clayton Orr, Oakley Bond, Rylan Clark, Cole Sawchuk, Dylan Drader, Michael McTighe and assistant coach Ben Webb. Front row: Ty Odney, Aidan Kidd, Jack Dietz and Shody Perry.

Jack Dietz of the F.P. Walshe Flyers rebounds against Jonathan Red Crane (7) and Jeremy Oka of the Kainai Warriors.

F.P. Walshe Flyers tipped off the 2014-’15 high school boys basketball season last weekend with a strong showing at a tournament.
The Flyers won the consolation title at the eight-team tournament hosted by Coalhurst Trojans.
The F.P. Walshe team returns Grade 12 veterans Aidan Kidd and Jack Dietz along with Grade 11s Shody Perry, Rylan Clarke, Oakley Bond and Ty Odney.
New to the senior team are Grade 10s Dylan Drader, Cole Sawchuk, Walker English and Michael McTighe.
Clayton Orr is back as head coach of the Flyers, and is joined on the bench this season by assistant coach Don Webb and manager Charlene Drader.
The Flyers travel to Vulcan on Wednesday, Dec. 10 for a Chinook Basketball League game against County Central Hawks.
F.P. Walshe will compete in the Picture Butte Rule the Court tournament on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12-13.
Warriors 69 Flyers 65
Kainai Warriors opened an early lead on Friday and held off a late rally by the Flyers to post a 69-65 win in the first round of the Coalhurst tournament.
Kainai pulled in front 21-10 in the first quarter and led 36-26 at halftime.
The Flyers pulled within two points in the third quarter but Kainai surged ahead again, and F.P. Walshe could never get closer than four points.
Roan Mountain Horse led the Warriors with 17 points and David Crow Chief and Timothy Eagle Speaker each scored a dozen.
Aidan Kidd led the Flyers with 17 points, including a pair of three-pointers.
Shody Perry had 13 for the Flyers, Jack Dietz had 11 and Michael McTighe had seven.
Dylan Drader scored six, Rylan Clarke had five and Cole Sawchuk and Oakley Bond each had two.
The loss relegated the Flyers to the consolation side of the tournament.
Other first round winners were the host Coalhurst Trojans, Livingstone Sabres and Coaldale Christian.
Flyers 86 Pride 34
The Flyers proved to be early risers Saturday as they steamrolled the junior varsity Kate Andrews Pride 86-34 in the first game of the day.
F.P. Walshe showed no ill effects from the 8 a.m. start as they surged to a 22-9 lead in the opening quarter.
By halftime the Flyers led 51-17 and the outcome was never in doubt.
Shody Perry emerged as the Flyers big gun in this game, pouring in 21 points including three treys.
Kidd had another strong game as he scored 17 and Dietz also hit double figures with 14 points.
Sawchuk scored nine, Odney had seven, Drader had six and McTighe, Clarke and Bond each had four.
Curtis Dzioba had 10 points for Kate Andrews, Laine Wilson had nine and Samuel Riemer had seven.
Flyers 93 Eagles 41
The Flyers had no trouble in the consolation final as they rolled to a 93-41 win over the Immanuel Christian Eagles junior varsity team.
The Flyers soared to a 27-8 lead in the first quarter and were never threatened.
Cole Sawchuk led the attack with 18 points, Jack Dietz had 16 and Aidan Kidd had 15.
Shody Perry scored 12 for the Flyers, Michael McTighe had 11 and Rylan Clark had 10.
Oakley Bond had six, Ty Odney had four and Dylan Drader had two.
Bas Sluijmers had 14 for the Eagles.

Jesse Selda of the Fort Macleod Mustangs deflects a shot at the Pincher Creek Huskies goal.

Sheh Gallamore of the Fort Macleod Mustangs completes his hat trick Saturday night against Pincher Creek Huskies.

Greg Schimanski of the Fort Macleod Mustangs watches a shot sneak past the Pincher Creek netminder for another goal.

Fort Macleod Mustangs scored six unanswered goals in the second period Saturday, including three with the man advantage, to hand the visiting Huskies a 15-3 whipping.
The Mustangs are now 6-1 and in second place in the Ranchland Hockey League standings behind Nanton Palominos.
The Mavericks opened a 5-2 lead in the first period and increased the margin to 11-2 after 40 minutes.
Fort Macleod pumped home four more goals in the third on their way to a 15-3 win.
Tyce Gallamore and his brother Sheh each had three goals and an assist and Greg Schimanski had two goals and one helper for Fort Macleod.
Willy David had a four-point night for the Mustangs as he scored once and assisted on three others.
Cole Matson and Ben Webb each scored once and assisted on two Fort Macleod goals and Dayn Opel and Mark Mills both had a goal and an assist.
Kevin Bolduc and Cody Berube had the other Fort Macleod goals.
Kent Broere and Jadon Porterfield had two assists apiece and Brady Matson had one helper.
Matthew Hammel had a goal and an assist for the Huskies and Lane Crawford and Blair Goodreau also scored.
Rob Gunderson made 15 saves to earn his second victory as a Mustang while his teammates directed 43 shots as Pincher Creek goalies Lane Kalbhen and Braeden Claringbull.
Kainai 7 Mustangs 5
Shawn Wells and Carter Little Shields scored goals 35 seconds apart in the third period Friday to lift the Kainai Braves to a 7-5 win over the visiting Mustangs.
The teams were tied 2-2 after the first period and Kainai pulled into a 4-3 lead after 40 minutes.
Wells led the winners with a hat trick, and Clay Plume had two goals and three assists for the Braves.
Colton Wells had a goal and two assists for Kainai, Kaj Tucker Rabbit had two assists and Jared Weasel Moccasin, Mike White Quills and Kash Shade each had one helper.
Tyce Gallamore recorded a hat trick for the Mustangs and Greg Schimanski had a goal and an assist.
Dayn Opel also scored and Cole Matson and Broere had assists.
Mustangs 5 Huskies 3
A week earlier the Mustangs faced a much stronger test from the Huskies but still came away from Pincher Creek with a 5-3 win.
The Mustangs travelled to Pincher Creek with just two lines but they built a 4-1 lead and withstood a late charge by the Huskies to earn the win.
Berube and David scored in the first period as Fort Macleod took a 2-0 lead.
Kevin Olson scored early in the second to narrow Fort Macleod’s lead to 2-1, but two goals by Tyce Gallamore gave the Mustangs a commanding 4-1 lead.
Kieven Weasel Bear scored for Pincher Creek nine minutes into the third, but Berube notched his second of the game to restore Fort Macleod’s two-goal cushion.
Goodreau scored with just over two minutes to play to cut Fort Macleod’s lead to 5-3 but the Huskies could not get any closer.
Joel Pozzo made 36 saves in the victory while Claringbull blocked 39 shots in a losing cause.
Next action for the Mustangs is 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 when they host the Huskies.

The F.P. Walshe Flyers. Back row, from left: coach Don Webb, Shody Perry, Rylan Clarke, Jack Dietz, Oakly Bond, Dylan Drader, Ty Odney and coach Clayton Orr. Front row, from left: Walker English, Michael McTighe, Aidan Kidd and Cole Sawchuk.

F.P. Walshe Flyers lost a thriller Saturday night in the championship game of the senior high boys Battle of the Badlands basketball tournament at Drumheller.
A missed three-pointer late in the contest prevented the Flyers from forcing overtime against Livingstone Sabres from Lundbreck.
The Sabres, who led most of the way, held on for a 74-71 win over the Flyers in a battle of two Chinook Basketball League foes.
The tournament also included host Drumheller Dynos, Three Hills Royals, Rimbey Spartans, Acme Redmen, J.R. Robson Hawks from Vermilion and Holy Cross Collegiate Hawks from Strathmore.
Flyers 69 Royals 54
The Flyers opened the tournament Friday with a 69-54 win over Three Hills Royals.
After falling behind 20-15 in the first quarter the Flyers rallied to lead 34-25 at halftime.
F.P. Walshe increased their lead to 49-37 after three quarters and outscored the Royals 20-15 in the fourth to make the final 69-54.
Aidan Kidd poured in 16 points for the Flyers and Shody Perry had 13.
Cole Sawchuk had 11, Ty Odney had eight, Michael McTighe, Jack Dietz and Rylan Clarke each had six and Dylan Drader had three.
The win advanced the Flyers into a semifinal game against Rimbey Spartans, who opened with a 61-56 win over Holy Cross.
In other opening round games Livingstone got by Acme 87-47 and Drumheller beat J.R. Robson 90-42.
Flyers 76 Rimbey 61
The Flyers found themselves in a familiar position Saturday, trailing Rimbey 15-14 after the first quarter.
The Flyers stifling defence held Rimbey to just five points in the second quarter as F.P. Walshe poured in 20 points of its own to lead 34-20 at the half.
Rimbey narrowed the lead to 51-41 in the third but the Flyers turned it on in the fourth and won 76-61.
Kidd led the attack with 21 points and Clarke had 13.
Oakley Bond, Dietz and Odney each had eight, McTighe had six, Sawchuk had four and Perry had three.
In the other semifinal Livingstone beat Drumheller 88-57.
Sabres 74 Flyers 71
The Flyers missed a three-pointer with time running out Saturday and Livingstone Sabres held on for a 74-71 win in the championship game.
Livingstone opened a 17-13 lead in the first quarter and was in front 33-27 at halftime.
The Sabres increased their lead to 52-44 in the third quarter, and continued to lead through the fourth.
Perry was the big gun for the Flyers with 28 points.
Kidd had 13, Clarke scored 12, Odney had eight, Dietz had six and McTighe had four for the Flyers.
Eric Cadonic of the Sabres led all scorers with 34 points.

The F.P. Walshe Flyers Back row, from left: coach Don Webb, Rylan Clarke, Oakley Bond, Shody Perry, Jack Dietze, Ty Odney, Aidan Kidd and coach Clayton Orr. Front row, from left: Walker English, Cole Sawchuk, Michael McTighe and Dylan Drader.

Calgary Christian Cougars clawed their way to the championship of the 47th annual Blue and White senior boys basketball tournament.
The Cougars beat Bassano Broncos and Kainai Warriors to advance to the final, where they grounded tournament host F.P. Walshe Flyers.
Sparwood Spartans, Foremost Falcons, Vulcan County Central Hawks and Willow Creek Composite Cobras rounded out the competition in the two-day tournament.
With no gymnasium available in Fort Macleod due to the school modernization projects, F.P. Walshe hosted the tournament at Willow Creek Composite in Claresholm
Flyers 77 Foremost 42
The Flyers opened the tournament Friday against Foremost Falcons and sailed to a 77-42 win.
The Flyers jumped out in front 25-17 in the first quarter and widened their lead to 49-26 at the half.
Aidan Kidd led the Flyers with 20 points and Shody Perry had 14.
Rylan Clarke scored 11, Jack Dietze had nine, Oakley Bond had eight, Ty Odney had six, Cole Sawchuk had five and Walker English had two.
The win advanced the Flyers to the semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
In other opening round action Kainai hammered Willow Creek Cobras 107-51, Sparwood beat Vulcan 88-58 and Calgary Christian downed Bassano 83-66.
Flyers 81 Spartans 36
The outcome was settled early as the Flyers jumped out to a 32-10 lead over Sparwood Spartans in the first quarter of the semifinal game.
The Flyers were up 55-15 at the half and cruised to an 81-36 win.
Clarke scored 21 points to lead all scorers and Odney and Perry each had 17.
Kidd had 10 points for the Flyers, Dietze had eight, Bond had six, Sawchuk had four and Michael McTighe had two.
In the other semifinal Calgary Christian beat Kainai 78-52.
Cougars 79 Flyers 48
The Flyers jumped out to an early 7-2 lead in the championship game Saturday night but couldn’t hold it against Calgary Christian Cougars, who are ranked No. 4 in the province.
The Cougars fought back to lead 14-11 after the first quarter and 35-18 at halftime.
Unable to get their shots to fall, the Flyers watched as the Cougars increased their lead to 58-31 in the third quarter.
The scoring was more even in the fourth but the Flyers could not gain any ground and the Cougars claimed the Blue and White title with a 79-48 win.
Dietze tied for top scorer in the game with Thomas Neustaedter of the Cougars as both players scored 19.
Kidd had 13 points, Odney and Perry each had seven and Clarke had two.
In the third-place game Kainai beat Bassano 91-79, while in the consolation final Bassano beat Foremost 75-68.

Fort Macleod Minor Hockey renewed its pitch to have the ice at Fort Macleod and District Sports Centre available in September.
President Jason Austin and executive member Cole Archibald appeared as a delegation at the Feb. 9 council meeting.
Minor Hockey made a similar pitch last year that was denied by council.
Austin told council there is an opportunity for Minor Hockey to host a Western Hockey League exhibition game as a fund-raiser in September.
Lethbridge Hurricanes approached Minor Hockey with the offer.
“We did have that opportunity last year,” Archibald said. “They’re giving us that opportunity again.”
Minor Hockey would require a commitment from council soon that the ice will be ready in order to get the Hurricanes game set up.
Austin also told council Lethbridge arenas cannot meet the demand for ice time and teams and programs would be prepared to rent ice in Fort Macleod.
“We do have a good ice facility,” Austin said of Fort Macleod’s reputation across the region. “It’s desirable.”
Austin said Minor Hockey would also be able to host a tournament as a fund-raiser to kick off the next season.
Coun. Michael Dyck said one of council’s concerns is the cost of operating the arena during what promises to be a warm month.
Warm weather means the plant works harder, which means the costs are higher, Dyck said.
Austin said the increased costs could be covered by renting the ice to out-of-town teams.
“If it was too pie in the sky and greedy, I wouldn’t be asking,” Austin said.
Archibald agreed, noting the are more teams looking for ice in September than there is time available.
“There isn’t an issue with people wanting to book the ice, pay for the ice,” Archibald said.
Town of Fort Macleod municipal manager David Connauton said staff estimates it would cost an additional $10,000 to have ice in the arena in September.
Connauton also noted staff who normally work in the arena are busy working outside in September, so staffing becomes an issue.
Connauton told council and the delegation the revenue generated from arena rental does not come close to covering operating costs.
The facility is already subsidized by taxpayers, and adding another month increases that burden.
Austin suggested raising the rental rates for September, when elite programs would desire the ice.
“We can establish ourselves as a place that in the first week of September, we’re open for business,” Austin said.
Coun. Keith Trowbridge asked if council agreed to open the arena in September, would Minor Hockey be willing to pay the additional operating costs.
Austin said Minor Hockey wouldn’t pay the costs but would be willing to partner in some other way.
“We’re looking at it as an opportunity for us to fund-raise,” Austin stressed.
Council wanted more information on how much ice time could be rented in September and what revenue that would generate.
It also wanted an up-to-date estimate of the cost of operating the arena in September.
“It’s something was have to consider very seriously,” Coun. Trish Hoskin said.
Council tabled discussion to a future meeting once administration has done some research.

Fort Macleod airport will be a hub of auto racing again this summer.
Council last week approved requests from two out-of-town organizations to stage racing at the airport.
The Street Wheelers Car Club of Lethbridge will hold drag races at the airport Aug. 8-9.
Organizers estimate 75 cars will race on the 1/8th of a mile track, with about 150 people expected to attend.
Council tabled the request in January and posted a notice in The Macleod Gazette and on-line seeking public feedback.
“There is some good feedback,” Deputy Mayor Brent Feyter said.
There was support for the races, with people citing the excitement the event will generate as well as added business for some Fort Macleod businesses.
Some people expressed concern about noise and disruption of the quality of life in a nearby neighbourhood.
“In reading the responses there doesn’t seem to be a lot of negatives,” Coun. Gord Wolstenholme said.
Council voted 6-1 in favour of allowing the Street Wheelers to use the airport, with Coun. Mike Collar casting the lone dissenting vote.
“I told my neighbours they would get one vote,” said Collar, who lives in the nearby Macleod Airfield Properties subdivision.
Council will also allow the Southern Alberta Solosports Club to hold auto slalom races on seven weekends next summer.
In auto slalom, drivers pit their skills against one another in contests that emphasize driver ability and the car’s handling through a course marked out by traffic cones.
The dates are April 25-26, May 30-31, June 20-21, July 25-26, Aug. 21-23 (Canadian championships), Sept. 19-20 and Oct. 3-4.
The motion for approving the request also passed by a 6-1 vote, with Collar opposed.

The Fort Macleod Mavericks, back row, from left: trainer Taylor Wolstenholme, Elias Smith, Jonah Halcrow, Parker Small Legs, Jayce Van Driesten, Tanner Weasel Head, Triston Wells, Abigal Cryderman, Sienna Smith, Talyn Bruised Head, Brayden Smith and assistant coach Shawn O’Sullivan. Front row, Kalem Krebs, Jordy Welsh, junior manager Braxton Wells, Brody Zmurchyk and Jason Stockton. Missing from photo is Colmyn Crop Eared Wolf, Calim Yellow Face, Cauy Yellow Face, Trez Day Chief, Walker Many Fingers, coach Randy O’Sullivan, manager Marci Stockton and assistant coach Tim Cryderman

Jason Stockton scored a hat trick Sunday to power Fort Macleod Mavericks to a 4-3 win over the visiting Cochrane Rockies.
The win gives the Mavericks the lead in the best-of-three Central Alberta Tier 4 Bantam Hockey League series.
The second game of the series is 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 at Cochrane.
The third game, if necessary, is at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 1 in Fort Macleod.
Cochrane opened the scoring 11 minutes into the game, but the Mavericks replied before the period ended with Stockton’s first goal.
Colmyn Crop Eared Wolf and Jayce Van Driesten assisted on the goal, which sent the teams into the dressing room tied 1-1.
Brayden Smith gave Fort Macleod the lead 11 minutes into the second period with an unassisted marker.
The Rockies had an answer for that one, though, and the teams finished the middle period tied 2-2.
Just over a minute into the third period Stockton got his second of the game, with Crop Eared Wolf and Triston Wells assisting.
Four minutes later Stockton completed his hat trick to put Fort Macleod up 4-2, with Wells drawing the lone assist.
The score remained that way until Cochrane got its third goal against Brody Zmurchyk, who made 36 saves in the victory.
Mavericks 7 Okotoks 0
The Mavericks are headed to the provincial Bantam hockey championships.
Brody Zmurchyk stopped everything the Okotoks Oilers sent his way Wednesday to backstop the Mavericks to a 7-0 win.
The victory at Stavely gave the Mavericks a 14-1 win in the two-game, total-goal series and earned them a trip to the Bantam C provincials March 12-15 at Viking.
The Mavericks won the first game of the series 7-1 Feb. 5 at home.
Jordy Welsh crawled out of his sickbed to open the scoring 3 1/2 minutes into the game, assisted by Jason Stockton.
Triston Wells scored Fort Macleod’s second goal with 47 seconds left in the period and the Mavericks led 2-0 going into the break.
Okotoks was playing for its playoff life and kept things tight through 40 minutes, allowing only Stockton’s goal with 1:50 remaining. Jayce Van Driesten assisted.
With Okotoks pressing for some offence the floodgates opened in the third period and the Mavericks popped four goals to clinch the 7-0 win.
Van Driesten, Wells, Stockton and Brayden Smith all had third-period goals for Fort Macleod.
Parker Small Legs and Wells picked up assists on the Mavericks goals.

Jake Hansen of Fort Macleod is pitching for the MacArthur Orioles in Sydney, Australia.

When Jake Hansen was pitching in Fort Macleod, he never dreamed he would one day take the mound Down Under.
That’s exactly what the hard-throwing southpaw is doing these days as a member of the MacArthur Orioles in Sydney, Australia.
“It didn’t even cross my mind that I would want to go play baseball in Australia,” the 21-year-old Hansen said. “One day I just said to myself, ‘I want to go play baseball far, far away.’ And yes, my mind is still blown away. It’s exhilarating.”
Hansen played minor ball, pitched in high school for the F.P. Walshe Flyers and was a star for the American Legion Fort Macleod Royals.
He earned a scholarship to Pensacola State, where he pitched for two seasons before transferring to Louisiana State University-Shreveport, where he earned all-star honours with the Pilots.
“I loved it all,” Hansen said of his college baseball career. “I had a successful career at the college level, having as much fun as possible, creating new connections, and making many friends along the way.”
“It did nothing but benefit my success in the future.”
After deciding he wanted to experience life outside of North America Hansen, who also pitched for the Lethbridge Bulls, decided to create a profile for the company Baseball Jobs Overseas.
The company promoted the pitcher, who just had to decide where he wanted to play.
“MacArthur was the most interesting,” Hansen said. “The team plays in Sydney, and this city has always been my No. 1 to visit.”
It was the combination of playing baseball while living in Sydney that sold Hansen on the idea of joining the Orioles.
“I couldn’t ask for a better combo. Also their offer to take care of all living and food expenses and set me up with a job is without question the best offer I have ever got as a baseball player.”
Hansen does not get a salary from the team, but the Orioles found him a job working in an Italian restaurant just outside of the central city where he lives.
Hansen is one of 13 pitchers on the Orioles, who play in the New South Wales Baseball League.
Hansen has appeared in 11 games and has a 3.80 earned run average while striking out 26 batters in 23 2/3 innings.
Hansen has allowed 13 runs on 19 hits and 15 walks while pitching as a starter and reliever for the Orioles.
“The competition isn’t as strong as what I am used to, but there are some pro players, ex-pro players and some really good up-coming talent in the league that is mixed into each team,” Hansen said. “Some of these guys are just as good if not better than what I played against back in college.”
The majority of Hansen’s new teammates are from Sydney, but the Orioles — who have the most imports in the league — also have players from Seattle, Wash. and Pennsylvania in the U.S., and Tokyo, Japan.
Baseball attracts little interest in Australia, where sports fans tend to favour sports such as cricket, rugby and soccer.
Crowds for Orioles games range from 10 to 200 people.
Hansen had to make few adjustments to living in Australia.
“It is not all that different,” said Hansen, who lives in Merrylands, about 25 minutes west of the city center. “It is a modern country with similar systems to Canada. It has unique landscapes and a diverse culture.”
On the diamond, however, Hansen admits to having to make some adjustments.
Only to be more relaxed and have fun. I’m having a blast in this league.”
The Orioles are second place in the New South Wales State Baseball League with 17 wins and eight losses and are considered the most talented team in the league. Playoffs get under way this month.
Hansen was recently named to the 2014 all-Canadian team.
“It was a happy moment, an amazing accomplishment and I’m very grateful to be an All-Canadian baseball player,” Hansen said of the honour. “I’m out there trying to represent my country with pride while doing the sport I love.”
Hansen has no plans for his career beyond finishing the season with the Orioles.
“I have made a living off of last second decisions,” he said with a laugh. “I live in the moment, so in the meantime I guess I will have to sit back, relax, and enjoy this adventure while a new one unfolds.”