Local Sports

The Irricana Humps and Horns Harvest Bullnanza is set for Aug. 7 at Founders Park, as the Canadian Pro Rodeo Association (CPRA) will be bringing 30 of its best bullriders to the most intimate rodeo experience of the season.

The Rockyview Rage got better with age this season, despite its collectively young and inexperienced squad of players.

July 25 was a day motorsport fans will not soon forget. The Indy Racing League (IRL) finished its Canadian swing with the Honda Indy Edmonton, while Formula One’s (F1) drivers ran their annual German Grand Prix.

A local girl is this year’s 2D Youth Champion at the Irvine Tack & Trailers Barrel Racing Series in Crossfield. Angela Cambruzzi, 16, won the championship with her 11-year-old quarter horse Annie in a time of 19.0 seconds.

Zone 2 captured 94 medals at last week’s Alberta Summer Games held in the Peace Region, good for third overall, with a good portion of the team’s 25 gold coming from Rocky View region athletes.

Erin Paterson could’ve trained for the Olympics.

The Rockyview Rage got better with age this season, despite its collectively young and inexperienced squad of players.

Despite competition from summer holidays and the Stampede, a good turnout of riders attended the Fun Country Riders Show and Gymkhana on July 18.

A Cochrane-area resident made history by winning the first ever triple crown in the Calgary Stampede Heavy Horse pull, July 18.

A three-on-three hockey tournament set for mid-August will not only help those trying to fill the midsummer sports void, but also help prepare a group of up to 150 players for the coming hockey season.