Local Sports

Denim tuxedos, neon colours and crazy duel slalom action punctuated the seventh annual Bozo Cup at Mount Norquay on Saturday (April 7).

There are few better ways to end a dream season than by winning a national title in your own backyard. Just ask Canmore’s Tristan Tafel.

Para-biathlete Mark Arendz is Canmore’s man with the silver bullet.

Amy Gagnon and Mike Vine proved to be the fastest triathletes on snow at the second annual Winter Meltdown triathlon, Saturday (March 31).

Ending their season with a high elevation race on wet snow, cross-country skiers are obviously gluttons for punishment. So it’s no surprise two of Canada’s hardest working racers prevailed in such conditions at Mt. Sharkfest on Saturday (March 31).

Gregory Waldner has fulfilled a dream in riding a motorbike across the continent of Australia, from west coast to east.

The Fenlands arena will have yet another banner rise into its hallowed wooden rafters. The Banff Bears won the Midget Tier 3 CAHL championship, Thursday (March 22) by defeating Cochrane two games to one in the three game series.

Brian McKeever and Erik Carleton swept the cross-country ski events at the Para-Nordic cross-country ski finals, winning three gold medals in Vuokatti, Finland, last week.

A hometown Banffite made good at the first sanctioned boxing match at Wild Bill’s on Saturday, March 24. In front of a packed house, Banff headliner John MacDonald defeated Ryan Skwara in the main event, earning a split decision win in three rounds.

Alex Harvey and Chandra Crawford both scored multiple gold medals while Bow Valley athletes racked up a boatload of wins at the Canadian cross-country ski nationals at Mont Ste-Anne, Quebec.