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Two newly-formed rinks competing at their first bonspiel made it all the way to the A final in the first leg of the Ladies Triple Crown, with an Okotoks Curling Club rink settling for a second place finish.

By Bruce Campbell Sports Editor The executive director of the Okotoks Dawgs brings the same passion to baseball as he does to the courtroom so it was only fitting he was named the 24th most influential Canadian in baseball on the same day he was sele

The Okotoks Curling Club is finding itself between a rock and a hard place.

In the winter there’s no place like the Duvernay Fieldhouse for a newly formed Okotoks elite Bantam softball team to learn the ropes from one of the country’s top baseball academies.

Being a first-place team has its benefits for the Midget AA Okotoks Oilers, as the South Central Alberta Hockey League team is sending a league-high four players to the all-star game, Jan. 15 in Red Deer.

Two of three Okotoks teams made it to the semifinals of the Ray Kingsmith High School bonspiel during the Christmas break.

When the Big Rock Football League announced its Most Valuable Player in December it caught one player by total surprise. That would be the MVP, Foothills Falcon Taylor Brooks. “I really don’t know why I was the MVP,” Brooks said.

The Foothills Falcons got a taste of what it is like to play the top senior high school boys basketball teams in the province during the Christmas break. Now all they need to do is experience the sweet taste of victory.

An Okotoks youth won his second consecutive Western Canada Kart Racing championship in 2011, but he should keep his eye on the rear-view mirror as his little sisters might be gaining on him.

The bad news for the Holy Trinity Academy Knights is their 2011 co-offensive player of the year won’t be back for next season.