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Two Okotoks Dawgs pitchers will be going back to college with Pride in what they accomplished playing ball at Seaman Stadium this summer.

The Okotoks Junior A Raiders will play the Edmonton Eclipse in Crossfield at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12 in Game 5 of the Alberta Junior A Lacrosse League final. The game has been moved from the Centennial Arena because the facility was not available.

It’s time to vote once again for the best ballpark in Canada – Seaman Stadium. The home of the Okotoks Dawgs is in the semifinals against Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay, ON as part of Baseball Canada’s competition for Canada’s Favourite Ballpark.

These Dawgs do not seem to mind getting down and dirty. After a pedestrian start to the Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) season the Okotoks Dawgs have been red hot over the last month and it is thanks to a commitment to “dirtbag baseball.

Winning his hometown rodeo was a special moment for a Foothills cowboy — even if he didn’t know about it until 72 hours later.

Few athletes are still at the top of their game at age 65, but Mac Blades of Nanton’s Rocking P Ranch may be the exception. His team heads into Sunday’s Old Time Ranch Rodeo at the Bar U Ranch, south of Longview, as the defending champions.

A pair of foothills cowboys might feel a little nostalgic the next time they hear the legendary Ian Tyson sing the rodeo song: “Old Cheyenne.

A Heritage Pointe soccer player is going to feel slightly off-centre when she steps on the pitch for Team Alberta at the Western Canada Summer Games this week.

When the Okotoks Junior A Raiders are working their butts off to win games at the Minto Cup later this month, there will be an army of volunteers making sure all the players and fans can remain focused on the lacrosse floor.

There was a tinge of black-and-yellow within the Foothills Lions’ red jerseys this season.