Local Sports

Heidi Widmer was untouchable through her five kilometre race while Brent McMurtry returned to the top of the podium in a 10 kilometre race to win gold in the 16th annual Sharkfest at the Canmore Nordic Centre, Sunday (March 10).

When Drumheller Dragons forward Ryan Bloom scored at 8:02 in overtime Saturday (Feb. 9), he ended the junior A careers of six Canmore Eagles hockey players.

The Bow Valley’s next generation of climbers had their chance to shine Saturday (March 2) at the 11th annual Banff Centre Youth and Junior Competition.

After resting several key players for the past two weeks, preaching patience and post-season possibilities, the Eagles face off against the fourth-place Drumheller Dragons in the first round of the AJHL playoffs on the road Wednesday and Thursday (Ma

For the past year, Ivan Babikov dreamed of racing up the calf-pounding hills of Val Di Fiemme, Italy at the 2013 Nordic ski world championships.

Releasing a primal scream that echoed through the Solleftea biathlon range, Paranordic biathlete Mark Arendz told the world he was the man to beat at the IPC championships in Sweden.

A young Canadian alpine team edged out the mighty Austrians en route to a historic bronze medal performance at the World Junior Ski Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que. on Friday (Feb. 22).

Strategizing their last week of regular season AJHL play in a year that has seen the team experience dizzying highs and doldrum lows, the Canmore Eagles decided to play it safe.

It says something about the calibre of Canada’s ParaNordic cross-country ski team when they use the world championships as a training event – and still win gold.

Tyson Smith was the first to cross the finish line at the Kananaskis Ski Marathon, also known as the Cookie Race, winning in his first attempt at the 42-kilometre grunt, Saturday (Feb. 23).