Local Sports

A great run by the Elphinstone bantam boys basketball team ended last Wednesday night in North Vancouver. The Cougars lost 43-37 to Seycove in the division 1 North Shore League semifinal.

The U11 Storm played its rival ICFS Stellas and came home with a sweet victory in Vancouver last weekend. After losing their first game of the season to the Stellas, Storm has looked forward to redeeming themselves.

Sunshine Coast Special Olympics team The Bears and Sunshine Coast RCMP officers came together on Tuesday, Jan. 28, for a spirited game of floor hockey.

BC Hockey announced Wednesday, Feb. 5 that a free BC Hockey mobile app is available for Android and Apple devices. This is the first app of its kind for Hockey Canada branches.

The Sunshine Coast Skating Club had skaters competing at Winterskate/Regional Championships last weekend in Chilliwack.

The Sunshine Coast Minor Hockey Association had a rewarding weekend on and off the ice, playing host to a pair of successful tournaments in Sechelt and Gibsons.

For the first time in Sunshine Coast Minor Hockey Association history, the Bantam C Blues captured the Lions Gate divisional banner. The team placed high in the balancing round, putting it in the top tier of league play.

Are the Elphinstone senior boys catching fire at the right time? That would appear to be the case after the Cougars compiled a 4-1 week with one game to go before the North Shore League playoffs start next week. Elphi smoked Seycove 71-29 on Jan.

In the women's league it was another week and another win for Ya Yas, as the Muir mom and daughter combo of Angela and Kyla put four goals away, with a single from Kari Dixon in their 5-1 rout of Source.

Once again friends gathered on the courts of the Suncoast Racquet Club during the Jan. 18th weekend to take part in the popular Brudermann Cup.