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“He’s always going to have that hype around him because his family is so prominent, you know, everyone’s got high expectations for him. But nobody is making him do it – he wants it."

The Bow Valley Running Club's legacy of helping high school athletes will be remembered.

2020 was an up-and-down year for sports, but was still filled with noteworthy accomplishments from local athletes such as Jacob Bernard-Docker, Shane Stewart, and entire Bow Valley contingent at the Alberta Winter Games.

“If it is not safe, we will be prepared to cancel this portion of the season, but we are optimistic we can get back on the start line. I know this group of athletes will stay ready and do Canada proud.”

The Bow Valley has rallied around Canmore Eagles coach and general manager Andrew Milne, with a GoFundMe that has already successfully raised enough funds to cover a $1,000 fine from the AJHL. The local hockey coach was handed a 15-game suspension and fine for speaking to the media about an outbreak of COVID-19 that affected his team, staff and the community.

Canmore's Read brothers exciting start to the season continues in Italy and Austria.

“Overall, Emma’s in a really good position to strike, potentially for the podium in the pursuit tomorrow, so that will be exciting to watch,” said head coach Justin Wadsworth.

At the AJHL board of governors meeting held on Friday (Dec. 18), the league concluded it is unable to establish a timeline for a return to play until January.

"Our team is amazing and we’ve been able to work through this season together and we will continue to rely on each other for the rest of the season."

"I couldn’t quite get the distance that I wanted with my moves over some of those features and at this level, such small margins make a big difference.”