Trochu Lions members Gerry Tetz and Brad Innes present the coveted Trochu Lions Annual Draft Hockey Trophy to the “Wranglers”. The Lions hosted 68 players on six teams for the tournament on March 23-24. The Lions would like to that all those who participated in and contributed to this event.
Sports
Lady Pilots bring home Provincial Gold
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
Prairie Pilots celebrate graduating athletes with “Flight Night”
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
Hanna Colts claim Bantam D Provincial Championship
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