Local Sports

Live amateur boxing returns to the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, April 26, at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre when the Sunshine Coast Boxing Club presents War on the Shore 2.

The spring rugby season is off to a great start at Chatelech Secondary School. On Friday, March 28, the Chatelech rugby team travelled to North Vancouver for an all-day rugby camp hosted by the Capilanos Rugby Club.

Another baseball season is set to begin on the Sunshine Coast. The Sunshine Coast Baseball Association (SCBA) and its board have been working tirelessly to get everything ready to start the season.

Perfect conditions last Sunday resulted in a record-breaking day at the 37th BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run, presented by Coast Cable.

In men's soccer league action last week, CPU was heading for an end-of-the-season showdown with Xenichen Wolves, to determine who would win the league title.

The 37th annual running of the BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool's Run half marathon and relay, presented by Coast Cable, takes place this Sunday, April 6. Start time is 9:17 a.m.

Sunshine Coast Scorpionswon round one of the Provincial Coastal Cup playdowns last Sat-urday in Sechelt, beating Surrey FC Liverpool 2-0. Jordan Kammerle andFinn Rogers scored the goals, while goalie Keeran Peel earned the shutout.

The Ya Yas won the 2014 women's soccer league title after defeating the Blazers 4-2 in a rain-soaked championship game last Sunday at Ted Dixon field in Sechelt.

The Bantam Rep Blues finished fourth at last week's provincial tier 3 hockey championships in West Kelowna. The Blues lost 8-3 to Terrace last Thursday in the third place game.

On March 9, 50 bunnies and jackrabbits gathered at Dakota Ridge to celebrate the closing of another successful ski season. Everyone enjoyed the sunshine to participate in a biathalon, sprints and scavenger hunts.