Local Sports

It’s not often a team will hang its hat on a 28-6 loss, but last week, the Bow Valley Wolverines did just that against the Rundle College Cobras. During Big Sky Conference high school football play at Millennium Park, Friday (Sept.

Unacceptable. Terrible effort. Arrogant play. Cockiness. Everything you don’t want to see from a hockey club.

Three years ago, the Canmore Eagles challenged the community to show the AJHL that it is indeed a hockey town capable of supporting and producing junior hockey talent.

Following years of uneven funding and underfunded high performance athletes, the provincial government is rewriting the Alberta Sports Plan which dictates funding for every sports organization in the province.

Too many players at school or working in the oilfield, too many injuries and too beat up.

The Canmore Crusaders senior boys volleyball team claimed bronze in their first tournament of the year as they defeated West Island College (WIC) in the consolation match on Saturday (Sept. 14) at the Canmore Collegiate High School.

It only took two games, but the Canmore Eagles are already trying to extinguish their first controversy of the season. Goaltending will be under the microscope Friday (Sept. 13) as the Canmore Eagles take on the Calgary Mustangs.

Since the Bow Valley Wolverines lost their development league four years ago, their seasons have followed a familiar pattern: get destroyed early on, followed by a remarkable turnaround.

Growing up in Banff, big brother Phil and little sister Heidi Widmer chased each other around the frozen Canmore Nordic Centre trails.

Canmore’s Menno Arendz won gold in his first Banff Triathlon sprint, while Simon Schaertz of Calgary and Janet Nielsen dominated the Olympic distance through the drizzling rain Saturday (Sept. 7) on Banff Avenue.