Sports

After another tough weekend, the Three Hills Thrashers Junior B Hockey team will be glad for a two week Christmas break.
Friday night the scheduled game against the Banff Academy Bears was moved to Three Hills and this sudden turn looked like it might be just the break the Thrashers needed to stop their losing streak. Both teams battled hard and both goaltenders were strong, resulting in a scoreless first period and second period. However, five minutes into the third period the Bears finally put

The Trochu Kippers Junior Lifeguard Club Awards Evening was held at the Three Hills Aquatic Centre on Monday, December 19, 2016. Coach Cecilia Wessels, and her staff, put the members through a series of races and life-saving skills before enjoying a pre-Christmas supper and presentation of achievement books and Christmas Stockings. Three Hills Mayor Tim Shearlaw was invited to learn more about the club, start the races and present the awards.

Arlin Koch (right), representing Servus Credit Union, presents a cheque of $2,000 towards the Junior Curling Program at the Three Hills Curling Club. The Junior Program has more than doubled from previous years to 37 curlers.

The Kneehill Chiefs Bantam Team are pleased to display their winning banner from the Blackfalds Bantam Hockey Challenge 2016. This weekend they faced off against Red Deer, Drumheller, Blackfalds only to meet Rimbey in the banner round and final score was 9-5. The coaches and players demonstrated their strong connection on and off the ice with team building, socializing and an excellent job in the Hockey Skills Challenge winning three of the five challenges.