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Masters of the Iron Maiden, Liah Harvie and Matt Hadley dominated the competition at the first Canmore Nordic Centre mountain bike race at the of the season, winning gold on Saturday (June 8).

If Cross Country Canada gets its way, Canmore and Lake Louise will host World Cup races in 2016 as part of a nation wide Tour de Ski event.

Two league titles. Two zone championships. Total domination. That’s exactly how CCHS boys soccer coach Gavin Peacock described his team’s performance Monday (June 3( at Millennium Park as they tasted sweet victory for the second year in a row.

There’s a special term reserved for the likes of the BCHS Bears boys rugby team: dynasty.

The best curlers in Canada will compete for $100,000 in prize money next winter at Fenlands Arena as TSN has announced Banff will host the 2014 Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game on Jan. 11-12. After six years at Casino Rama near Orillia, Ont.

Eight months away from the main event, the Banff/Canmore Alberta Winter Games organizing committee kicked off its volunteer recruitment drive and fundraising push on Wednesday and Thursday (May 22-23).

Shawn Taylor, Leighton Poidevin and Brian Cooke believe there’s room for a signature old school mountain bike race in Canmore.

They’ve got the depth. They’ve got the skill. They’ve got the coaching and athleticism. But on Monday (June 3), the Canmore Collegiate High School boys soccer team must prove they have the desire.

The prevailing wisdom in rugby is strong offence wins fans, while strong defence wins championships. Thankfully for the Banff Community High School Bears boys rugby team, they appear to have both as they chase down another provincial title.

Alpine Canada has introduced the next crop of young athletes it hopes will lead the nation’s Olympic medal charge in 2018 and 2022, yet Alberta is sorely under represented in the group.