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A Fort Macleod man who was the driving force behind a local triathlon for more than two decades will enter…Continue Reading

Like the Canadian men’s hockey team a few hours before them Sunday, the Fort Macleod U15 Mavericks suffered a heartbreaking…Continue Reading

F.P. Walshe Flyers came home with two medals from a weekend junior high A boys basketball tournament in Claresholm. The Flyers earned one medal as reward for a first-place finish in regular season standings. The F.P. Walshe squad got the second medal after winning the playoff title Saturday afternoon at Willow Creek Composite. The Flyers…Continue Reading

Three strong games powered the F.P. Walshe Flyers to the championship of a weekend junior high A boys basketball tournament…Continue Reading

The F.P. Walshe Flyers went undefeated on the weekend to win the championship of their own Blue and White high school girls basketball tournament. The Flyers beat Picture Butte Queens, Winston Churchill JV Griffins and Coaldale Christian Titans on their way to the championship of the two-day tournament. Flyers 57 Queens 28 The Flyers had…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mavericks battled to a second-place finish in their own weekend U9 hockey tournament. The Mavericks hosted seven other teams in the three-day Southern Showdown. The Mavericks were in Pool A with Raymond Knights, Cochrane Hawks and Foothills Flyers. Pool B was made up of Okotoks Roughnecks, Cardston Thunder, Airdrie Lightning and Kainai Chiefs.…Continue Reading

A program that allows more children to experience Canada’s favourite sport in Fort Macleod has expanded. Thanks to additional funding from Hockey Alberta, the home school children program has added ice time for children aged four to five years. “It’s really nice that Hockey Alberta does this,” organizer Amanda Van Hierden said. “I’m really grateful.”…Continue Reading

The F.P. Walshe Flyers went undefeated to claim the championship of a junior high A boys basketball tournament at Pincher Creek on Dec. 19-20. The Flyers beat St. Joseph’s Saints, Matthew Halton Hawks and Livingstone Sabres to claim the title of the tournament hosted by the Hawks. The Flyers are Ryder Peterson, Gabe Traspe, McKye…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mavericks drive to win their own U18 hockey tournament ended early Sunday morning with a 4-2 loss to Creston Valley Attack. The loss put a damper on a strong weekend of play by the Mavericks in the Southern Showdown that saw them go undefeated in round-robin. The Mavericks were in the Red Division…Continue Reading