Local Sports

Hockey is winding down.

As the winter seasoncomes to a close, the Sunshine Coast Skating Club held a successful year end performance on March 20 at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre.

The Sunshine Coast Scorpions' first round Provincial/Coastal Cup game against Surrey FC Liverpool will be broadcast on Coast Cable 11 this Saturday, March 29. Watch the game live at Kinnikinnick at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and cheer them on.

The Bantam Rep Blues are assured of at least a top four finish at the provincial tier 3 minor hockey championships in West Kelowna.

In his second season as an assistant coach, Halfmoon Bay's David Arduin has helped lead the SUNY Geneseo Knights to the NCAA Division III men's hockey Frozen Four national championship.

The Sunshine Coast Atom Rep Blues added to the Sunshine Coast Minor Hockey Association's banner year by bringing home their own banner after winning three playoff games last week at the Final Four Tournament in New Westminster.

The U14 rep Thunder struck for a pair of impressive cup wins last weekend.

At the provincial double AA basketball championships for the first time since 1980, the Elphinstone Cougars senior boys finished with a 3-1 record and fifth place overall last week in Langley.

The bantam Rep Blues are heading to West Kelowna this weekend for the provincial championships. This season was stellar for the Blues, who compiled a record of 24-3-2.

The rep U14 girls Thunder captured the Lower Mainland Division League championship last Sunday with a 2-0 win over Marpole. They previously won Saturday's game against North Vancouver advancing them to the finals.