Local Sports

Sewing the seeds for the next generation of Canada’s ski and snowboard cross athletes, the Evolve ski and snowboard club is currently preparing for another season, and aims to attract more Bow Valley athletes to the slopes.

Legitimate scoring chances. Tight as a drum defence. Above .500 record: these are terms not normally associated with the Canmore Eagles.

The Canmore Eagles franchise is on life support. Two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars in debt, with more red ink on the horizon, the AJHL’s Canmore Eagles haven’t turned a profit since 2006.

In the outer realms of macho sports circles, there are still men who gnash their teeth and shake with rage at the thought of being passed by a girl.

Like most Torontonians, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Rosie MacLennan has a familiar reason for visiting Banff. She usually shows up with snowboard in tow, but this week she’s here for her sister’s wedding in the national park.

Rosanna Crawford cruised to a gold medal victory in the 10 kilometre pursuit at the North American Summer Biathlon Championships on Sunday (Sept. 9) at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

A summer of speed work began to show dividends for Scott Perras on Sunday (Sept. 9) as he captured the men’s pursuit gold medal at the North American Summer Biathlon Championships at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

Judging by the number of races Xterra pro triathletes Mike Vine and Danelle Kabush have slain in the Bow Valley, to find both battling it out with the best in the country was no surprise.

With their Calgary Rugby Union playoff lives on the line, the Banff Bears Rugby Club absorbed a 33-17 loss to the second-place Calgary Hornets, Thursday (Aug 30) at the Banff Rec Grounds.

Meagan Stewart is by no means an extreme athlete. She finished last in almost every figure skating competition she entered as a child and has next to no experience with the snowkite.