Local Sports

The opening of the new Gibsons arena has seen a surge of interest from new skaters eager to lace up and take a spin, and the occasional spill, on the ice.

Former Sunshine Coast athletes continue to make great strides at the university level. Roberts Creek's Will Gye is in his first year of eligibility with the University of Victoria men's soccer team. Last year he played for the Capilano College Blues.

When you enter 13 cyclists into the final B.C. Cup mountain bike race of the season, and you finish with 11 medals, six provincial champions and five B.C. Cup points winners, you definitely have earned some bragging rights.

The World Series drought is now 101 years and counting.

Fusion and Coast Progressive United (CPU) have jumped out in front in the women's and men's soccer leagues respectively after four weeks of play. Marshall Mayhem challenged Fusion's claim to first place, but this week's match ended in a 0-0 tie.

He was a skinny little kid from the West End of Vancouver. No one paid him much attention around school, except his friends and when he played sports - especially baseball.

It isn't every day that an Olympian comes to town, and Silken Laumann was happy to share her scratched up, oft-handled medals with those who attended the Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Sept. 19.

Boxing is a sport that has been around since time eternal and has had a rich history on the Sunshine Coast. Two local men hope that a new club offered through the recreation leisure guide will reignite people's interest.

One mission accomplished - three more to go. Gibsons Ryan Dempster and the Chicago Cubs are heading back to the post season after the Cubs clinched their second straight National League Central division championship with a 5-4 win over the St.

When it comes to every day sports coverage, trail running is not one of those sports that is high up on the headlines.