Local Sports

The Canmore Eagles appear to have staved off a mass migration for now.

To say Magi Scallion had a busy weekend would be an understatement. The trail ripper began her weekend shredding the mountain bike trails in Rundle’s Revenge, Saturday (June 25) by winning the 25 kilometre race.

Summer shinny is alive and well in the Bow Valley thanks to a young hockey-loving entrepreneur. Aaron Stanfield is the architect behind the Rocky Mountain Ball Hockey League, the fast-growing league based in Canmore.

For the Banff Men’s Rugby Football Club, it was a wake-up call. The men’s rugby team lost their first regular season home game in three years, breaking one of the most respectable undefeated streaks in the valley.

For Moise Kadio and Alou Coulibaly, sport is more than just fun and games – it’s nation changing.

The Rundle Mountain Cycling Club (RMCC) caught many an eye at this week’s Banff National Park BikeFest with a solid team showing and some brilliant individual efforts.

The Canmore Eagles have added some size to their blueline by acquiring 6-foot-3, 215-pound defenceman Alex Barnes from the Olds Grizzlys in exchange for Chris Stachiw.

Despite having some regulars out of the lineup due to injury, the Banff Rugby Football Club men’s side dominated the Ogres 33-3 in Calgary Rugby Union play, Saturday (June 18) in Medicine Hat.

It’s unlikely soccer players from the Bow Valley will be happy to hear the name Williams Lake again anytime soon. Banff F.C.

Most emerging from the murk bearing resemblance to Asaro Mudmen of Papua New Guinea, more than 250 cyclists braved rain, bears and heat to conquer the Cyclemeister’s Organ Grinder Enduro-Challenge, (June 12) at the Canmore Nordic Centre.