Local Sports

Michelle Jakszuk of Elphinstone Secondary School in Gibsons has committed to suiting up for the UBC's Okanagan Heat women's volleyball team next fall.

The Chatelech and Elphinstone golf teams will compete for a North Shore title after completing their regular seasons.

Three shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation youth went to Montreal last week to represent Team B.C. at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.

Julia Budd is back in the gym training and preparing for her next fight. If she is victorious, the win will set her up for a chance at a world championship.

Raucous and loud hometown boxing fans got their money's worth - and then some - witnessing the crowning of a new City Boxing junior light middleweight champion last Saturday night at the Gibsons Curling Club.

Despite the wet and windy weather last Satur-day, 150 cross-country racers enjoyed the myriad mountain bike trails of Roberts Creek at the annual Coaster mountain bike race.

The Chatelech Eagles golf team improved to 5-0 with a pair of wins this week. On Friday, April 19, Chatelech knocked off Mulgrave 6-1 at Seymour Golf Club then on Monday, April 22 defeated Collingwood at the Sechelt Golf Club.

Ryan Dempster has been waiting all winter for the 2013 season to begin and with good reason. For the 35-year-old starting pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, the necessity to win now could not be emphasized enough in his off-season preparation.

The high school mountain bike season started April 17 with the first race on the North Shore, and already Chatelech is positioning itself as a team to beat. The senior girls team looks to be very strong again this season.

Hard work, teamwork and commitment - all traits that led to a very successful season for Elphinstone Secondary School wrestlers Alex Ratcliff and Alysha Monk.