Local Sports

Roberts Creek's Will Gye helped the University of Victory Vikes to a Canada West soccer championship last Saturday. Gye scored once in the 4-1 win over the Trinity Western Spartans in the championship game.

The Mountain Whitecaps Football Club (WFC) continues to bolster its roster and benefit from Coast soccer players.

Tropical flash flooding ruined the race, but the results were enough to guarantee Pender Har-bour longboarder Scott "Scoot" Smith the 2008 International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) championship.

The bantam 'A' rep Blues played two more tiering games last weekend as the local squad continues to prepare for the regular season. Saturday saw Sunshine Coast travel to Abbotsford for a contest against the Hawks.

It's back to the drawing board for Sunshine Coast United U12 boys' rep team after an 8-0 defeat to the Richmond City Spartans at Piccadilly Park last Saturday.

The Fusion kept their undefeated streak alive with a 4-1 win over the Pigs.

Clown ball is probably the best way to describe a night of action featuring the Harlem Crowns. The famous basketball team comes to the Coast as part of their latest tour on Saturday night, Nov. 1, at Elphinstone Secondary School.

The 9th annual Fall Tune-Up Cross Country was held last Sunday under perfect conditions. Participation was up from last year with more kids in the 1.3k and 2.6k events.

Lacrosse may be Canada's official national sport and hockey its most notorious, but curling has a long history in this country with a committed following of spectators and athletes.

Mokie Barabash-Burnham of Sechelt was recognized as one of the top fitness professionals in B.C. recently. The B.C.