Local Sports

Two Sochi-bound biathletes are asking the public to be considerate of roller skiers training on Canmore roadways in advance of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

They’ve slayed the TransRockies. They’ve laid the beats to the B.C. Bike Race. Now, Jon Firth and Drew Simson have put a stake through the heart of the Trans-Sylvania Epic.

Cochrane’s Calum Neff and Canmore’s Sara Hewitt pushed the pace to claim gold on a tough 5 Peaks trail running race Saturday (June 8) at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

Masters of the Iron Maiden, Liah Harvie and Matt Hadley dominated the competition at the first Canmore Nordic Centre mountain bike race at the of the season, winning gold on Saturday (June 8).

If Cross Country Canada gets its way, Canmore and Lake Louise will host World Cup races in 2016 as part of a nation wide Tour de Ski event.

Two league titles. Two zone championships. Total domination. That’s exactly how CCHS boys soccer coach Gavin Peacock described his team’s performance Monday (June 3( at Millennium Park as they tasted sweet victory for the second year in a row.

There’s a special term reserved for the likes of the BCHS Bears boys rugby team: dynasty.

The best curlers in Canada will compete for $100,000 in prize money next winter at Fenlands Arena as TSN has announced Banff will host the 2014 Dominion All-Star Curling Skins Game on Jan. 11-12. After six years at Casino Rama near Orillia, Ont.

Eight months away from the main event, the Banff/Canmore Alberta Winter Games organizing committee kicked off its volunteer recruitment drive and fundraising push on Wednesday and Thursday (May 22-23).

Shawn Taylor, Leighton Poidevin and Brian Cooke believe there’s room for a signature old school mountain bike race in Canmore.