Local Sports

In the Pacific Ocean, the coho salmon is identifiable by its sleek silver colouring and dark blue back. This switches to red once it hits freshwater, as the fish matures into a powerful river navigator.

Local athlete reaction ranged from frustration to understanding after the International Olympic Commission ruled it would not ban Russian athletes from competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Skyrocketing up the Alberta golf rankings thanks to an excellent showing at the provincial championships, Canmore's Matt and Jordan Bean are off to the Golf Canada National Championships in St. John's, Nfld.

Changes to the popular G8 trail have begun and are slated to continue on Graymont’s leasehold over the coming months.

Veni Vidi Vici. With apologies to Julius Caesar, the term now belongs to Bow Valley Alberta Summer Games competitors.

Nearly two weeks of rain almost washed out the 20th edition of 24 Hours of Adrenalin at the Canmore Nordic Centre, however, event organizer Stuart Dorland said he’s committed to bringing the event back for another year.

The wheels fell off Rundle Mountain Cycling Club’s grand plans to compete for medals at the Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships in Baie St. Paul, Quebec, due in part to a series of unfortunate events.

A lull in the Banff Men’s Rugby Club’s schedule ended with a nose-shattering crack, as the Bears squished the Calgary Hornets 34-17 in a gritty game, Saturday (July 16) at the Calgary Rugby Union.

B aten, exhausted and covered in an ungodly layer of mud, Canmore hard man Francois ‘Frank’ Charest proved to be strongest on the day, besting the 24 Hours of Adrenalin field by clocking 16 sopping laps to claim victory, Sunday (July 17) at the Canmo

One would be hard pressed to find a better ambassador for cycling than Sara Poidevin. Kind, generous and thoughtful away from the road, unbreakable and unrelenting upon it, Poidevin’s stock is rising quickly on the North American cycling scene.