Local Sports

Sunshine Coast athletes once again brought back an impressive medal haul in swimming and in track and field from last week's BC Senior Games in Kamloops.

The 38th annual Sunshine Coast Open tennis tournament served up an ace last weekend. A little rain, a few clouds and sunny skies were optimal temperatures for the backdrop for some first-class tennis and a fantastic event.

Approximately 30 youth aged seven to 13 hit the pitch last week at Hackett Park in Sechelt for the inaugural Athletes in Action soccer camp.

They came last year for water polo in a lake, but they returned for the Dungeness crab.

Two Roberts Creek residents will be co-teaching an unusual class in the continuing education department of Capilano University this fall. Gary Pennington and Matt Hartman will present the course Baseball History for 10 weeks starting Sept.

The Sunshine Coast hockey school wrapped up this week with two weeks of intense training on and off the ice. David Arduin has been involved for five years and this year marked his fourth year running the school.

Gibsons Ryan Dempster was in the mix of the greatest rivalry in baseball - Red Sox vs Yankees - last Sunday night.

Volleyball BC and the town of Parksville hosted the U13/U15 /U17 beach volleyball provincial tournament on Aug. 10 and 11. Goldney Hourigan and Georgie Aleong teamed up and won a bronze place finish in the U13 age group, placing third in B.C.

The Lighthouse/IGA Brewers captured the 2013 Sunshine Coast Men's Fastball League title Sunday afternoon with a 12-7 win over Lon's Gun Show at Hackett Park in Sechelt.

It's been a remarkable run for the Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA), but after 15 years and 27 races president Tony Petula had to make a tough decision last Sunday afternoon.