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A week after showing off their passing prowess, the Foothills Falcons demonstrated they can steamroll opponents on the ground as well. The Falcons cruised to a 61-0 victory over the Highwood Mustangs, Sept.

Familiarity is breeding contempt for the foothills’ Junior B rivals. The Okotoks Bisons shutout the High River Flyers 5-0, Sept.

If winning is contagious then the disease could spread through the Okotoks Oilers dressing room as a result of an infected addition.

One of the primary linchpins behind the re-birth of the Foothills Lions rugby club has stepped down from his coaching duties.

On a rookie-laden opening day roster it was a veteran Okotoks Oiler who carried his team to victory while apprenticing for the ultimate leadership role.

The defending Big Rock Football Conference champions hit a bump in the road in their first in-conference game of the season.

There was a common thread among the big award winners at the Foothills Lions year-end banquet. Those who hit hardest, walked the tallest.

A Calgary golfer used the better-late-than-never philosophy in winning his fifth provincial championship last week. Wes Heffernan went into the final round of the Alberta Open Sept.

If the 2011 Foothills Athletic Council girls volleyball season taught us anything, it’s you don’t win games on paper and any team can win on any given night.

The youngest competitor in the Paralympic wheelchair rugby tournament proved age is just a number.