Alexandria Loutitt made her Olympic debut in Beijing last year, winning bronze in the inaugural mixed team ski jumping event.

Nearly 15 years later, the Lucy Tries Sports series now has six books to its name, including Bowes’ latest offering, Lucy Tries Baseball. It’s been a labour of love for the author, who sees the books as serving two purposes.

After being named the 2023 Sportsperson of the Year by the Calgary Booster Club, Greg answered a few questions from reporters about the prestigious honour and what it means to him.

Isabelle Weidemann was recently named the winner of the Calgary Booster Club’s Henry Viney Trophy, presented annually to the city’s top female athlete.

Just two months after winning his first and only World Series – which was also the first and only title the Brooklyn Dodgers captured – Jackie Robinson found himself in Calgary and, well, he was introduced to a folksy Alberta tradition.

Calgarian Kaitlyn Ross, who was named the most valuable player of the U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship, was between the pipes for the Mount Royal University (MRU) Cougars.