Local Sports

A busy Tumbler Ridge is about to get even crazier as the Emperor’s Challenge gets going this weekend. August 12 the Babcock Mountain will be full of 800 or so racers from 9 am to 1:30 pm for the monstrous half marathon race.

Both the Western Chuckwagon Racing and World Professional Chuckwagon Racing associations will be there. It is the only event running every day. The championship race is on August 13, which will be legendary rider Kelly Sutherland’s last regular season race of his career.

Amidst the midway and the rodeo, the cowboys and the cowgirls, a special moment at the Calgary Stampede stood out for the city of Dawson Creek.

Head instructors are Mark Readman and Tanya Morgan.

For a project that has been approved for over two years, it has taken a while to get things started with the cement slab replacement at the Dawson Creek Curling Club.

Dawson Creek Minor Ball is all finished for the year after the Tier 1 Provincial Championship Tournament in Trochu from July 21 – 23. The team entered the tournament in third place in their division, behind a solid 4-2 record.

Senior golfers, 55 years and up, gathered in Dawson Creek Wednesday, July 12th, for the DCGCC’s annual Seniors Scramble. Some 84 golfers from Fort St.

Hard work pays off, especially if someone devotes every waking moment to their craft. That is exactly what Logan Richter from Chetwynd has done with the game of volleyball.

When a team makes its goal to win every meet for the year, they better win. And that is exactly what the Dawson Creek Seals Swim Club has been doing this season.

The Taylor Speedway will be packed on July 15 and 16 for the 9th Annual Mini Challenge. Mini Sprint heats start at 4 p.m. with Mini Stock races starting at 5 p.m.