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An Okotoks barrel racer has learned not to worry when her husband punches the clock to go to work.

Okotoks resident Kezia Morrison proudly represented her country at the Calgary Stampede as Miss Rodeo Canada to continue a reign that has been as hectic as any full-time job.

The Foothills Composite High School’s Grade 12 Athletes of the Year both got a charge out of competing for the Falcons.

Gymnast Lauren Lavoie has stuck the landing onto Team Alberta to compete at one of the biggest gymnastics competitions in the country.

A young Turner Valley resident has jumped her way from skipping in the schoolyard to the competing on the national stage.

There is nothing like coming back to the foothills to boost a cowboy’s confidence. Millarville’s Marty Vernon won the saddle bronc at the Foothills Cowboy Association’s (FCA) Longview Rodeo July 15-16 when he rode Twister to a 68 on Saturday night.

It was a tough ending to a great year. The Okotoks Icemen fell to the Medicine Hat Sun Devils in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League’s Alberta Tier III Provincials bronze medal game on July 17 at the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex in High River.

The Okotoks Junior A Raiders have the St. Albert Miners right where they want them.

For the Dawgs’ King of the Ks, it is all about the team. First-year pitcher Ryan Rogers ranks first in the Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) this season with 56 strikeouts in only 44 innings.

A Black Diamond steer wrestler missed the opportunity to defend his Calgary Stampede title by the blink on an eye. Lee Graves, the 2010 Stampede champion, pinned his steer in 4.