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It came down to the final minute, but thanks to pulling a rabbit out of the hat, the Rimbey Spartans have secured at least third place and will be hosting a semi-final playoff game after defeating the Ponoka Broncs 38-32 last Wednesday afternoon.

A young rodeo star from Rimbey is making quite a name for herself following two very impressive wins recently.

A Bentley-trained female hockey player will be representing Alberta at the national championships to be played this November in Napanee, Ontario.

While the Rimbey Rock are getting adjusted to their new general manager – that being Greg Conway, they’re also getting to their new bench boss Lloyd Cox who has taken over the head coaching duties from Derek Sweet-Coulter who left the team at the end of last season.

Trail Class – Leadline: 1st Jeramy Hare, 2nd Mikayla Lee, 3rd Hayden Black. Junior “A”: 1st Brayden Regnier, 2nd Amy Delorme. Junior “B”: 1st Krista Cadrain, 2nd Chelsie Nicholls, 3rd Misty-Anne Larsson. Adult: 1st Linda Black, 2nd Carolyn Froese, 3rd Paul McLaughlin, 4th Kelly Seely. Senior: 1st Janice Waite, 2nd Angela Larsson, 3rd Ellen Caouette, 4th Brenda Schenk.

There have been some big changes at the top of the Rimbey Rock hockey team with both the general manager and head coach from last season being replaced.