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The Rimbey Rock had some pretty prestigious friends over for a visit recently in the form of the Calgary-based Oval X-Treme women’s hockey team and in the process, the Rock raised nearly $2,800 and promptly donated it to the Canadian Cancer Society’s research foundation with the aim of finding a cure for breast cancer.

Now that football season is over and the 2008-09 hockey season is nicely underway, here’s an invitation to all the teams in our coverage area to let us know how your teams are doing.

It’s a bit of a stretch to compare a football team with a wedding party, but for the second consecutive year the Rimbey Spartans made it all the way to the altar only to come away as bridesmaids following a 20 – 8 loss to the Breton Cougars in the championship final of the Western Alberta Six-Man Football League.

Rimbey Tie-Down rodeo competitor Dean Edge continued to rack up the wins in the past month or so, and also put some big dollars in his pockets following two big performances in Calgary and Consort.

Last year at this time, they were little more than a series of X’s and O’s on a piece of paper, but in just 12 short months, the Buck Mountain Mustangs have gone from paper to grass and were on the verge of advancing to the championship finals of the Western Alberta Six-Man Football League.

Halter – Horse and Handler: Leadline – 1st Avery Black, 2nd Hayden Black. Junior “A” – 1st Amy Delorme, 2nd Jessica Dalke.

With a combination of some lengthy offensive plays and some stingy defense, the Rimbey Spartans football team have advanced beyond the first round of playoffs following a 50-36 win over the Drayton Valley Frank Maddock Warriors last Thursday afternoon.

Showmanship (Helter): Leadline – 1st Hayden Black. Junior “A” - 1st Brayden Regnier, 2nd Amy Delorme. Junior “B” – 1st Jane Maciborski, 2nd Misty-Anne Larsson, 3rd Chelsea Nichols, 4th Gernald Schenk. Adult – 1st Maria Champagne, 2nd Linda Black, 3rd Sherry Tweedle, 4th Jannie Wallman. Senior – 1st Commie Kluczny, 2nd Elaine Regnier, 3rd Ruth Maciborski, 4th Angela Larsson.