Sports

The Lady Pilots basketball team was at the PAC basketball Championships held at Millar College in SK March 28-29. Having won gold last year they were ready to go back to back and they got off to a great start Thursday afternoon pounding Burman 79-27 with Sarah Harken scoring 24 and Rebecca Allen 20. The win put them into the Gold Medal Game against host Millar Edge. The score was close after one quarter with the Pilots leading 14-13 but they took over the game in the last 3 quarters and cruised

The Briercrest Clippers came to town on the weekend to compete against the Prairie Pilots Women’s Basketball team.

Friday evening’s “Flight Night” drew a large crowd in support of the Pilots, as they celebrated all graduating athletes who donned the Pilots jersey this season. A total of 25 graduating athletes were recognized. Three of the women on Prairie’s basketball team received the award, as team co-captain Nicole Bublitz is graduating with a Diploma in Sports

The Hockey Alberta Bantam D Provincial Tournament sponsored by ATB Financial was hosted locally over the weekend of March 15 – 17 with games played out of the arenas in Trochu and Three Hills, and what a great weekend it was.

The Kneehill Chiefs entered the weekend not only as the host team but also as the Zone 6 Champions.

The Chiefs began the tournament with two games on Friday. The first game was against Fairview in front of a packed house with fans from both the Trochu and Three Hills

The Lady Pilots basketball team and the Futsal teams were at Millar College on the weekend Friday night the Pilots basketball team were handed their first loss of the season 52-50 at the hands of the Edge. According to head coach Pam Fraser, “Friday night Millar came out very strong against us. They had a phenomenal game and we could not keep up with them. Saturday we were focused and motivated to drive back to Alberta with a win under our belt. Every loose ball had a pilot diving after i