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Chanse Vigen stands tall at the 2025 Battle of the Foothills

The 2025 Battle of the Foothills wrapped up Sunday afternoon in High River, with Chanse Vigen taking home the championship title for a second straight year.

Running from barrel number four in heat nine, Vigen ran a (1:20.51) and edged out the field with support from outriders Rory Gervais and Ethan Motowylo.

The fastest times of the night came from the Luke Tournier outfit and Rae Croteau Jr., who finished in a tie with times of (1:19.99). They were followed by Darcy Flad (1:20.44), show winner Chanse Vigen, and Cruise Bensmiller.

Bensmiller was second quickest on Sunday with a (1:20.56) with Dustin Gorst was third at (1:22.00)

Chad Fike leads the 2025 WPCA season in points with 847, Croteau Jr. is second with 835 and Obrey Motowylo is third with 826.5. 

Next up is the Strathmore Stampede coming up this weekend, live coverage of the WPCA can be heard on 96.5 The Ranch with full coverage getting underway on Friday night. 

Story written by Bernd Van’t Klooster 

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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