Local Sports

If Frozen Thunder were a vicious, skier-eating kraken sated only by the glory of battle, biathletes Rosanna Crawford and Zina Kocher would be the first to charge the creature head on, demonblood sword in hand and the honour of their people at stake.

We need to talk about Devon Kershaw’s hair … In a sport dominated by square-jawed, well-manicured Scandinavians, Kershaw is easily recognizable by a wild mop of hippie hair flowing from behind a red headband.

Americans Andy Newell and Ida Sargent christened Frozen Thunder with a pair of gold medals in the first classic sprint race of the year, but several strong Canadian results kept local coaches happy at the Canmore Nordic Centre on Friday (Oct. 24).

Two local athletes have partnered up with one of the biggest names in skiing to help fund their world cup dreams and they want to share the experience with the Bow Valley.

After a rocky start to the season, the CCHS senior girls volleyball team flourished at its biggest tournament of the year, winning a bronze medal in the process. Facing off against 87 other teams at the Best of the West tournament, Oct.

Through the first quarter of the season, the Canmore Eagles have seen a lot of positives. Their sixth-place spot in the AJHL’s southern division is not one of them.

Banff Hockey Academy Bears hockey players are the ultimate iron men. Playing in two leagues at the same time, they have to be good to go against junior B and other hockey academies on any given weekend – often with depleted lineups.

Amidst the endurance freaks living in the Bow Valley, most target one or two big races for the summer. They build, taper and peak just in time for a top performance. For 62-year-old Swiss-Canadian Andres Ambuehl, all that gets done in a week.

Fresh off a banner performance at Zones, Canmore Collegiate High School students represented the local running community well at the Alberta Provincial cross-country running high school championships on Saturday (Oct. 18) at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir.

A new study out of the University of Oslo has found anabolic steroid users could receive muscle building benefits for decades after they stop using banned substances, creating a problem for anti-doping agencies around the world and raising the ire of