Tag: Sports

  • Bull Riders Hervey and Purcell win on $10k Weekend

    Bull Riders Hervey and Purcell win on $10k Weekend

    Thank you to Ted Stovin with Everything Cowboy for the following story! LONGVIEW, Alberta and PENTICTON, British Columbia — On a weekend* that featured $10,000 in added prize money, current BRC number one Brian Hervey increased his lead while an Australian Bull Rider got his first win on Canadian soil. Hervey picked up his weekend…

  • TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games End on a High Note

    TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games End on a High Note

    Closing Ceremony Serves as Victory Celebration for Historic Games TORONTO —The excitement of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Gamesreached a final crescendo (last night) as nearly 40,000 people — athletes, coaches, volunteers, officials and very loud, enthusiastic and dancing Games supporters — gathered for one last party: the Pan Am Closing Ceremony. The ceremony’s theme,…

  • TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Make Canadian History

    TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Make Canadian History

    More than 80 records were broken TORONTO —The largest-ever international multi-sport Games in Canada’s history is about to come to a close, but the impact of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games will be felt for decades to come. The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) estimates that, between ticketed events, municipal…

  • World Record Holder to Run Badwater Ultramarathon for Calgary Eyesight Charity

    World Record Holder to Run Badwater Ultramarathon for Calgary Eyesight Charity

      (Calgary, Alta) (On July 28th), world-class competitive runner Norma Bastidas will compete in the Badwater® 135 ultramarathon in Death Valley in support of Calgary-based Operation Eyesight. Bastidas is running to raise awareness and support for Operation Eyesight’s work to eliminate avoidable blindness in developing countries. Once she crosses the finish line, Bastidas will become…

  • Canadian High School and Jr High Rodeo Finals

    Canadian High School and Jr High Rodeo Finals

      Nanton is hosting the Canadian Finals for the High School/Jr High Rodeo this weekend. The events got underway on Wednesday but you can still catch the action this weekend at the Ag Society grounds. Friday, July 24 8:00a.m. – High School Cutting go#2 10:00a.m. – Jr. High Finals in main arena 2:00p.m. – 2nd…

  • What Canada Did Tuesday at the Pan Am Games

    What Canada Did Tuesday at the Pan Am Games

    TORONTO — What Canada Did on Tuesday at the Pan American Games (distances in metres unless specified): ATHLETICS Women’s 100 – Khamica Bingham, Brampton, Ont., was second in her qualifying heat with a time of 11:00; Crystal Emmanuel, Toronto, placed fifth (11:41) _ both advanced to Wednesday’s semifinal round. Women’s 100 hurdles – Nikkita Holder,…

  • New Birdies for Kids Program Supports Rowan House

    New Birdies for Kids Program Supports Rowan House

      Emergency Shelter Looking for Donations and Pledges High River, AB – Rowan House Emergency Shelter is excited to be a participating charity in a new campaign launched this year by the Shaw Charity Classic. The Birdies for Kids program, presented by AltaLink, runs now through the tournament August 5th-9th and Rowan House is looking…

  • One Year Later

    One Year Later

    This article is courtesy of Pro-Rodeo Canada As anniversaries go, it’s not exactly one you’d be excited to celebrate. But, steer wrestler, Scott Guenthner gave himself a reason to mark the occasion by winning the most of any Pro Rodeo Canada competitor this past weekend. “Yeah, it crossed my mind once,” conceded Guenther, who one…

  • Freedom Ride: Charity Fundraising Bike Tour

    Freedom Ride: Charity Fundraising Bike Tour

      By Curt Hanselmann As you may know, I am once again riding in a 200km fundraising bike [yeah, as in bicycle!!] tour in support of Magdalene House Society *, a NOW OPEN AND OPERATING** home for the recovery of victims of human trafficking. So, I’d like to once again humbly ask for your support,…

  • Canadian women beat the U.S. to collect first-ever Pan Am basketball gold

    Canadian women beat the U.S. to collect first-ever Pan Am basketball gold

    TORONTO — Kia Nurse poured in 33 points to lift Canada’s women’s basketball team to a 81-73 victory over the United States on Monday night, and its first-ever Pan American Games gold medal. Natalie Achonwa, playing her first tournament with Canada since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in the spring of…

  • Air Canada Foundation Golf Tournament nets over $1,000,000 in Support of Children’s Charities Across Canada

    Air Canada Foundation Golf Tournament nets over $1,000,000 in Support of Children’s Charities Across Canada

      MONTREAL /CNW Telbec/ – This year’s Air Canada Foundation golf tournament netted $1,072,000 in support of organizations focused on health and wellbeing of children in Canada.  Now in its fourth year, the tournament was held Monday, July 13th, at the Saint Raphaël Golf Club, Québec. The event featured 73 teams totaling 292 golfers from across…

  • The Lost Ring: Oilfields High School Driller Reunited with Lost Memento

    The Lost Ring: Oilfields High School Driller Reunited with Lost Memento

      By Collections and Exhibit Coordinator Breanna Mielke, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum One the best parts of my job is researching the artifacts in our collection. This past spring, this task took took me on an adventure to find the history of a ring. This unique ring was dropped off by a…

  • PACHI – Toronto’s Pan Am Games Mascot

    PACHI – Toronto’s Pan Am Games Mascot

    PACHI is a young porcupine who grew up just west of Toronto in a forested area of the Niagara Escarpment. PACHI isn’t your typical porcupine; he’s outgoing and loves to explore new places and meet new friends. And while there are some prickly challenges in being accepted as a porcupine, PACHI is out to prove…

  • Gale Takes Lord Sterling Cup in Miniature Horse Show

    Gale Takes Lord Sterling Cup in Miniature Horse Show

      Calgary – Since 1992, the culminating event in the Canadian National Miniature Horse Show at the Calgary Stampede has been the competition for the Lord Sterling Cup. After this year, of the 24 winner’s plaques on the handsome silver trophy, 16 will have the name of the Circle J Ranch engraved on them. Last…

  • Triple Gold Day for Canadian Rowers at Toronto 2015

    Triple Gold Day for Canadian Rowers at Toronto 2015

      By Paula Nichols, Content Researcher, Canadian Olympic Committee After a four medal day on Monday, Canada’s rowers were back on the water in St. Catharines, winning three gold medals on Day 4 at Toronto 2015. Carling Zeeman kicked off the morning in the women’s single sculls. Tied for first after the first 500m, she…