Local Sports

The Bantam A Marsh Landscape Mariners of the Sunshine Coast Central Baseball League won the Mission River Rush tournament during the May Long weekend.

Outstanding play and teamwork all worked in team SEMIC's favour in a second-place finish at the 32nd annual sport and recreation soccer tournament in Kelowna.

Gibsons Ryan Dempster tossed seven solid innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Monday afternoon (May 26).

Coast mountain bikers took to the road last weekend, attending races in Squamish and Merritt. The 2008 high school provincial championships were held in Squamish Saturday.

On the May long weekend, 24 Special Olympic teams met at the South Surrey Athletic Park for a tournament that was also a qualifier for the 2009 provincial games.

The Elphinstone Secondary School track and field team had a stellar season, just missing out on another North Shore championship. The Cougars finished second overall behind Rockridge Secondary School.

Sunshine Coast riders were ripping it up across Canada last week with great results in North Vancouver, Kamloops and Bromont, Quebec.

You can add another banner to the impressive wall of honour inside the Elphinstone Secondary School gymnasium as the boys' golf team captured the North Shore championship Monday.

Chicago Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster was tagged with a no-decision in the Cubs 7-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon.

Squash is the new game in town, and enthusiasm couldn't be any higher. The new courts at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre have been a long time coming for squash enthusiasts on the Coast, and they are taking full advantage of the new facilities.