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YVONNE MEDEMA, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR The Fort Macleod Curling Club held its spring annual general meeting on Friday. At this event, president Sherri Zoeteman introduced the club’s newest life member, Cathy Park.  Park started curling in 1966 in the F.P. Walshe high school league. She remembers having to beat Doug Chilton’s team for the high school…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mustangs will be fighting for their playoff lives when they hit the ice Saturday, March 30 at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Lethbridge Lightning thumped the Mustangs 7-1 Friday to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Ranchland Hockey League championship series. The teams were to play Saturday in Lethbridge but the game was postponed…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mustangs hope to gallop down the comeback trail this weekend. The Mustangs lost the first two games of…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Skating Club delighted a large crowd Saturday with its annual carnival. Skaters demonstrated their considerable talent in the…Continue Reading

Emelia Iwen is the F.P. Walshe Flyers representative on the Chinook Basketball League all-star teams. A Grade 12 student, Emilia…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod Mustangs left nothing to chance last weekend as they eliminated the Nanton Palominos from the Ranchland Hockey League…Continue Reading

Team Van Buuren edged Team Luther 5-4 in a shootout Sunday afternoon to win the championship of the Hockey Through the Ages alumni tournament. Team Van Buuren led the entire game but Team Luther scored in the dying moments to force the shootout. Team Van Buuren scored twice on three attempts in the shootout while…Continue Reading

The eight teams are set for the Hockey Through the Ages tournament on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16-18. Captains…Continue Reading

With a win and two losses, the F.P. Walshe Flyers landed in fifth spot in their own weekend senior high girls basketball tournament. The Flyers hosted five other teams in the annual Blue and White tournament that ran Friday and Saturday at F.P. Walshe. The Flyers were in Pool A for round-robin along with Matthew…Continue Reading