Local Sports

In the women's league this week, Alvina Paul's seasoned Ya Yas taught the upstart Banana Peppers some R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

A busy and rewarding mountain bike season has come to an end for the Sunshine Coast's Forrest Riesco. Riesco capped off his competitive season finishing 45th in the elite men's category at the World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Assistant captain Manuel (Manny) Schellenberg brings much-needed experience to a young Briercrest hockey team. He is competing in his fourth year with the team, which is one of the longest tenures on the team.

Years of playing, mentoring and enjoying the game of golf have landed Donna Thompson a spot in the Manitoba Golf Hall of Fame. Thompson, born Donna Margaret Patton in Winnipeg, was inducted on Sept. 30 as an honoured member in the athlete category.

The U15 Scorpions played at home Oct. 5, against the North Van Fury, in a battle for first place in the league. Moments into the game, Bradley Huddlestone set up Duncan Armstrong for the Scorpions' first goal.

Could a future Vancouver Whitecaps player come from the Sunshine Coast? That's what coaches and technical advisors from the Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise are hoping after recent evaluation camps in Sechelt. On Monday, Sept.

With their team name seeming to be very fitting, the U11 girls team Storm played on Sunday in the middle of a nasty storm. Through the wind and torrential rain, the girls pulled up their wet socks and played soccer for their fans.

The Sunshine Coast Atom Rep Blues came out flying Sept. 21, winning their first exhibition game of the new season 6-2 in Squamish against the Chiefs.

Like Redwings' goalie Dominic Hasek and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, George 'The Iron Laddie' Cuthbertson has blossomed over 40, made CPU forwards look like chumps and his own squad look like champs, in a match that should've been 27-nil

New glass, new boards, new ice and a fresh start at the Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt all in time for a new season for the Sunshine Coast Minor Hockey Association and other Coast-based ice sports.