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Persistence paid off for the Okotoks Oilers. The Oilers were blanked on their first seven power-plays, but got a crucial third period goal from Houston Hazelaar on the man-advantage to beat the Oldy Grizzlys 3-2.

An Okotoks Senior boys volleyball squad got a chance to compete with some of Alberta's elite at a weekend tournament in Spruce Grove and performed better than their record would indicate.

As home to the only alley in the Foothills, families from Cayley to Calgary descend upon Okotoks every Saturday to get their five-pin bowling fix.

As the Foothills Athletic Council (FAC) playoffs are set to kick-off there’s a familiar team atop the girls soccer standings. The defending champion Foothills Composite Falcons earned a 4-1 win over Canmore Collegiate on Oct.

After a substandard start to the season, the Okotoks Oilers are finding ways to win close games as they gradually ascend up the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) standings. The Oilers beat the St. Albert Steel 4-2 on Oct.

Coming in dead last at a cross-country race didn’t prevent a Foothills Falcon runner from being the hero at a high school meet last week.

The Oilfields Drillers might be the most successful Senior girls volleyball high school team in history — every one of them has the honour of going on the floor with a university jersey on their backs.

You have to stay the course if you want to be a provincial golf champion and you can’t let losing your ball on your first drive on the last day of competition get you down.

The Foothills Falcons’ offense capped off their game on the weekend with an impressive 98-yard drive in a two-minute drill. Unfortunately, the Falcons needed 99 yards.

The Okotoks Bantam AA Oilers are glad to be done with the Bow Valley Timberwolves and are poised to start climbing up the South Central Hockey League standings. The Oilers went into Cochrane for a rematch with the Bow Valley Timberwolves on Oct.