Local Sports

The spirit of community, charity and fitness were in high gear this weekend at the first ever Natural High Charity Triathlon in Okotoks.

Baseball fans in the foothills have the opportunity to tell the rest of the Canada something they have known for the past four and half years – Seaman Stadium is the best facility in the country.

An Okotoks swimmer had the record keepers in Alberta working overtime last week setting five provincial records at the Alberta Age Group and Senior championships in Fort McMurray on July 1-3.

Shorty is standing tall in his first Calgary Stampede.

Foothills cowboys and cowgirls weren't able to finish in the money in Day 1 of the Calgary Stampede July 8. DeWinton's Davey Shields. Jr. was seventh in the bareback with a 79.5 on Gorgeous Connie.

The long reign of Reiner is over at the Calgary Stampede. However, Gladys Ridge barrel racer Deb Renger is hoping to start a long run at the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth with her new horse Shorty.

There are three drivers from the Foothills area vying to become the first local to win the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Chuckwagon championship since Tommy Glass of High River did it in 1994.

The defending Calgary Stampede steer-wrestling champion has a different outlook going into the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth rodeo which begins on Friday.

A father and son may have never been as close than they were in the final heat of the Ponoka Stampede chuckwagon championship.

The road to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth will go through Okotoks for some of the world’s best horsemen and women.