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Thanks to a string of podium finishes, local alpine skier Caleb Brooks is headed to Slovenia and Croatia to compete in his first international competition overseas.

The Canmore Eagles snapped the Oilers 13-game winning streak during a home-and-away with Okotoks over the weekend.

“We had that mentality to just give it our all and try to come out victorious.”

“This is a young group with an exciting mix of international experienced athletes and first timers who are loaded with tremendous potential and drive."

After beating the Brooks Bandits in back-to-back games, the Eagles will look to ride the high as they face off against the red hot Okotoks Oilers in pair of weekend games

Banff/Canmore Speed Skating’s Finn Borstmayer and Lili Wilz are ready for all comers and all elements this weekend (Feb. 8-9) when the 2020 Canadian Youth Long Track Championships comes to the Setters Place Oval in Red Deer, Alta

Basketball teams honour Kobe Bryant during the Bears Classic in Banff.

“I want the Canmore Eagles to have a more successful budget, so we’re going to leverage that with Hockey Alberta, NHL, other players, maybe partners who want to come in and do this, to help their budget, so sustainability doesn’t cost, it pays.”

“It is great to see four of our climbers qualify for the nationals. I think all-in-all most of our climbers achieved what they set out to do. We had seven kids reach the semis. It was great to see the walls full of Canmore climbers."

The Eagles will need to lean on secondary scoring and solid goaltending to challenge the Brooks Bandits