Local Sports

For those questioning if the Banff High School boys rugby machine will be contenders for the provincial crown again this year, consider the following: Banff hasn’t had a point scored against them in league play this season.

The fight against the Jumbo resort development 55 kilometres west of Invermere, B.C. has taken on an Olympic twist.

A Parks Canada decision to stop grooming 36 kilometres of ski trails in Yoho National Park indefinitely is being described as a ‘slap in the face’ by ski groups and local residents.

The price to complete the world’s hardest cross-country ski race is paid in toenails. Just ask Canmore’s Sarah Murphy.

Master of the pommel, king of the rings; Luke Fricker is Alberta’s new Level 1 provincial gymnastics champ. Fricker presented a truly dominant performance on April 21 in Edmonton to win the overall title, capturing five medals in the process.

Canmore’s Austin Anderson is prepared for a higher calling. The 23-year-old kicker is expected to be chosen in the CFL draft following a stellar career with the McGill Redmen, Thursday (May 3).

After 102 hours of racing, coral snakes and crocodiles, Canmore’s adventure racing queen Liza Pye and Team Tecnu Extreme Adventure Racing are tops again, crushing the competition at the 2012 Costa Rica Adventure race championship.

A handstand back handspring on the beam propelled Canmore’s Abby Houck to the town’s first provincial gymnastics title in five years.

Two Bow Valley natives with long ties to their sports have earned prestigious coaching duties with the national alpine and biathlon programs.

A giant chessboard-sized, gold-plated silhouette of a skier mounted on polished granite is awarded to the top World Cup downhill skier in Chamonix, France. The stylized French ski trophy is so bulky, it’s impossible to miss.