Local Sports

Seven was the lucky number for a group of burgeoning female rugby stars in Lethbridge last weekend.

The sport of tennis is getting a lot of attention in Okotoks this season. Okotoks Tennis Club president David Dam said the club has seen a dramatic 25 per cent increase in membership, now boasting 200 members of all ages.

The Okotoks Dawgs’ season ended last week when they faced the same bugaboo they’ve had all year — they weren’t able to get the key hit at a key time.

The Okotoks Dawgs are hoping a familiar face will lead them back to the top of the Western Major Baseball League.

The Okotoks Dawgs are on the brink of elimination after turning in one of their worst performances in their six-year history in a 12-2 loss to the Medicine Mat Mavericks last night at Seaman Stadium.

The Okotoks Dawgs earned the split on the road in the opening round of the Western Major Baseball League playoffs, but were unable to get the sweep last night in Medicine Hat.

A young barrel racer isn’t going to let a 13-hour drive get in the way of competing in her hometown rodeo.

A Bragg Creek athlete had the jump on the opposition at the Alberta Summer Games last weekend. Brent Armeneau won the U15 long jump, high jump and triple jump at the Games which were held in Lethbridge on July 29-30.

The manager of the Okotoks Dawgs is hoping a rest is good for a change as the team heads into the Western Major Baseball League playoffs.

The best young baseball players in the province will be putting on an extravaganza this weekend. The Okotoks Dawgs Academy is hosting a Baseball Extravaganza — the provincial championship for the Performance Midget and Bantam divisions in baseball.