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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.

The Foothills Falcons haven’t had a lot of practices or games in the early stages of the Senior boys’ high school basketball season, but the team held its own at the Ross Sheppard tournament last weekend in Edmonton.

The Oilfields Drillers know the road to the Foothills Athletic Council title runs through Foothills Composite. They found out on Monday night how difficult that road will be.

It’s a busy time of year for the Foothills Stingrays as the Okotoks swim club hosted the Team Photos with Santa Junior Meet over the weekend.

An Okotoks wrestler has been letter-perfect so far in her rookie high school wrestling season. However, it might have been Cassidy Barnett’s work with letters that has most helped the Okotoks Wrestling Club.

As the old saying goes, “you’ve got to be good to be lucky and lucky to be good.” The Junior A Oilers put that saying into action against the Canmore Eagles on Friday night at the Centennial Arena in Okotoks.

The Holy Trinity Academy Knights lost in a tournament final last weekend to an opponent they will likely see again.

A Holy Trinity Academy student is studying hard so he can take his lumps playing baseball against some major league prospects.

Andrew Bergmann’s five-point effort led the Airdrie Thunder to a 6-4 win over the Mountainview Colts during the Junior B hockey team’s wildly entertaining home and season opener at the Ron Ebbesen Arena on Oct. 1.