Successful season for WAA
Even though all three teams in the Wheatland Athletic Association (WAA) were eliminated from the South Central Alberta Hockey League (SCAHL) playoffs, it was a successful season to say the… Read More »
Volleyball club takes bronze in Premier debut
Sports can be full of surprises, and one of the latest surprises on a local level occurred in Edmonton on Feb. 29-March 1, when the upstart U14 boys’ team from… Read More »
Blaze win provincial title
The Zone 2 U16AA Blaze ringette team returned home as champions and as Team Alberta from the 2020 AA Ringette Provincial Championships in Spruce Grove on the weekend of Feb.… Read More »
Winning ways for local cheerleading squads
Strathmore Matrix Cheer All-Stars (MCA) is turning out some winning cheerleaders. In mid-February, the MCA Platinum Elite team took third place in Las Vegas, a competition that featured close to… Read More »
Countdown to March Madness for SHS
Both Strathmore High School Spartans senior varsity basketball teams have had success through the regular season. But the real season, the playoffs, commences this week, and the countdown to March… Read More »
Warriors ready to battle
The Wheatland Warriors will play for the South Central Alberta Hockey League (SCAHL) championship after sweeping the their conference tournament Feb. 27-March 1 in Lethbridge. The local bantam double-A team… Read More »
Eleven locals compete at Alberta Winter Games
Strathmore was strongly represented at the 2020 Alberta Winter Games in Airdrie, Alta. Feb. 14-17, with 11 locals taking part. Competing across four different tournament events of volleyball (male), hockey… Read More »
Kings ousted in first round
A poor first period in Game 1 and a “close to embarrassing” loss in Game 2 was too much of a hill for the Wheatland Kings to climb. Despite winning… Read More »
Learn to Curl clinic in Standard features professional curler
Rural Alberta school students are getting the chance to learn elite curling tips from two-time Canadian Women’s Champion Heather Nedohin in a special Learn to Curl clinic in Standard. On… Read More »
Four locals to compete at Special Olympics national winter games
Team Alberta is ready to represent the province at the 2020 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay, Ont., and four local athletes are part of the team. Figure… Read More »
Kings ready for playoffs
The jockeying for position is over and preparation for the real season begins this week for the Wheatland Kings. The local junior B club will tangle with the Medicine Hat… Read More »