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The Bow Valley’s reputation as a breeding ground for Ironman triathletes was cemented, Sunday (Aug. 28) in Penticton as several athletes finished one of the nation’s toughest races.

Banff rugby is hitting its stride at exactly the right moment, as they trounced the Calgary Irish 47-26, Saturday (Aug. 27) at the Calgary Rugby Union field.

Dave Carlson had a bit of family honour to defend. Having watched his nine-year-old son Pate take on the youth triathlon course in Kelowna on Saturday (Aug.

It’s official: Ellie Greenwood is awesome. Greenwood successfully defended her title at the Edmonton marathon in 2:47:14, decimating the women’s field by 20 minutes, Sunday (Aug. 21).

A Bow Valley rower powered her way to a three medal performance while facing off against the best young athletes in the west. Lihani Du Plessis won three medals at the Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, B.C.

Hope springs eternal at the Eagles’ training camp: The team is tied for first place in the AJHL standings, everyone is tops in league scoring and the promise of a new season buoys even the most dour of forecasters. This year is no different.

The road to November’s 2011 World Junior A Challenge kicks off next month in Canmore as Canada West, in partnership with the Canmore Eagles Junior A Hockey Club, has awarded Canmore the privilege of hosting the team’s first evaluation camp, Sept.

Olympic silver medallist Mike Robertson is taking another year off from competitive snowboarding to join the Evolve SSX snowboard cross team.

It was a case of déjŕ vu at the Canmore Nordic Centre as both defending Xterra triathlon champs held onto their titles for the second year in a row.

After 400 kilometres of gut-wrenching, gear-pounding, bike-busting mountain bike riding through some of the best white-knuckle single track in the world, the 10th annual TransRockies race is in the bag.