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The Foothills Falcons’ Senior girls’ basketball team will spend the Christmas break getting back their focus for the remainder of the Foothills Athletic Council season.

When basketball star Erika Romanow was sidelined with an injury she was obviously disappointed, but she has rebounded by using her year off to help younger players achieve their goals.

The completion of the remodernization of Ecole Percy Pegler School has been put off indefinitely after the Foothills School Division found the contractor in charge of the $4.8 million project in default of its contract.

A pair of 16-year-old Okotoks hockey players were born well after the Cold War, but they still get excited to hear: ‘The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming.

A 14-year old Okotokian is hoping to go into one of Canada’s most prestigious Midget hockey tournaments with a clear head.

The Okotoks Junior B Bisons feel like they hit rock bottom this weekend and that just made Sunday’s result even sweeter.

An Okotoks Oilers goaltender never thought he would wind up in Junior A, however, he’s glad to be along for the ride. Michael Tadjdeh is boasting a 2.

If you want to learn how to do things correctly, you might as well learn from someone who wrote the book on the subject.

Most rookies take time to adjust to a new league and Okotoks Junior B Bison rookie Michael Savage is learning too, just at a faster pace.

For Calgary Hitmen defenceman Keaton Lubin, years of hard work are starting to pay off. The Okotoks native was recently named to the Team Pacific roster for the upcoming 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Winnipeg.