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The apprentice is now the head honcho on the sidelines of the Foothills Falcons.

Kyle King of Ocala, FL, kicked off the three-week Rocky Mountain Classic show jumping series by winning the $50,000 CSI2* G2 Financial Group Grand Prix on Saturday, August 20.

It was a tough day for Alberta Junior A lacrosse, as both the Okotoks Raiders and Edmonton Eclipse lost decisively in the final games of round-robin play at the 2011 Minto Cup.

The Okotoks Raiders left things late but earned a come from behind 9-6 victory over the Edmonton Eclipse in the most evenly matched game of the Minto Cup.

It wasn't the start the Minto Cup hosts were hoping for, as the Okotoks Raiders were beaten decisively in their opening match of the Junior A Lacrosse championships.

The Okotoks Junior A Raiders will hit the floor for at the Centennial Arena for their first game of the Minto Cup on Saturday Raiders coach Bruce Codd is hoping he can win another lacrosse championship on the green rug, which was laid out on Thursday

The upcoming Minto Cup tournament in Okotoks will allow both first-time and long-time spectators to see the best Canadian Junior lacrosse has to offer.

The Okotoks Junior A Raiders aren’t going to the Minto Cup this weekend at the Centennial Arena because they are the hosts — they are going because they earned it.

The Foothills Lions were their own worst enemy on Friday en route to a surprising loss on home turf. The Lions dropped their record to 6-3 in the Calgary Rugby Union Men’s Tier III standings after a resounding 22-5 defeat to the Calgary Canucks, Aug.

There will be plenty of Okotoks horsepower when the Raiders hit the floor for the Junior A national lacrosse championship beginning this weekend at the Centennial Arena. Five members of the Raiders who will play in the Minto Cup Aug.