Local Sports

As happens often in sport, the Banff Bears Rugby Club broke open a game after being pressed hard by their opposition, Saturday (July 28) at the Banff Rec Grounds.

Canmore-based photographer Brian Van Tighem is set to return to the desert in Nevada this month in hopes of returning with some shots that recently earned him a gold medal at a prestigious European photography competition.

While record breaking numbers of Stampede-goers from around the world braved sweltering temperatures to take in events in Calgary, Canmore’s Bruce Stewart was working up a sweat in the Saddledome.

Young Bow Valley athletes figured prominently in this week’s Alberta Summer games in Lethbridge, with cyclists and paddlers leading the way.

A battle between the two undefeated Bow Valley Soccer League teams settled nothing on Sunday (July 29) at the Banff Rec Grounds. Canmore United (3-0) and Banff Sushi House (2-0) played to a 1-1 draw as they battled under a warm Sunday sun.

The usual rabble of iron-calved monsters on the 24 Hours of Adrenalin podium is a familiar sight.

Marc and Amy Gagnon are trying to do it all.

To win the 24 Hours of Adrenalin solo race requires talent, guts and determination. To win on a fixed gear bike is insanity. Patrick Humenny of Kimberly, B.C.

The road to recovery will pass through Canmore for two high profile Canadian athletes who have decided to relocate to the Bow Valley.

The final act of Drew Goldsack’s ski career has come to a close, yet the bright lights of Hollywood beckon.