Local Sports

The International Olympic Committee has accepted sport climbing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, much to the delight of the Canadian climbing community.

Sonnie Trotter is a wonderful host.

The Rundle Mountain Cycling Club Rampage team continues to impress, as Christopher Glanznig, Eva Poidevin and Robin Pollard all added provincial championship titles to their mantles, Saturday (Aug.

New rugby head coach Lee Garrett appears to have this coaching thing figured out. On the strength of a 45-7 rout on Saturday (Aug.

Local athletes Maya Fish and Darya Sepandj walked away with national titles to their names after taking first place in the four-day Canadian Orienteering Championship across the Bow Valley, last weekend.

Canmore’s Jon Firth proved he still has plenty of speed in his legs, finishing second overall in the ST3 open men’s division at Singletrack 6 in B.C., Sunday (July 25).

Long summer breaks have stalled the Banff Men’s Rugby Club’s season, but the team is fresh off an exhibition win over Cochrane and prepared for a crucial match, Saturday (Aug. 6) against Lethbridge/Medicine Hat at the Banff Rec Grounds.

It’s no longer fair to say cyclist Sean Parker is on a hot streak. This guy is on fire. Parker, 15, smashed the field with a dominant performance in Monday’s (Aug.

Cruising around the winding Nisku racetrack in a 1984 Volvo 240 at 130 km/h for 12 hours is not for the faint of heart. But for Canmore’s Jeff Taylor, it’s just another outlet for his speed addiction.

A young wolf pack had something to howl about last week. Local rugby star Ashah Payson and her Prairie Wolf Pack snarled at West Coast bears and chased eastern storms for five days at an exclusive tournament in Ontario.