Local Sports

The first of two playoff weekends took place last weekend at Connor Park in Halfmoon Bay for the Central Baseball League (CBL).

The Gibsons Bantam Crusherz are on their way to the provincial softball championships in Port Alberni July 6 to 8. The Crusherz had to go through the district playdowns in North Vancouver on the weekend of June 8 to 10 in order to secure their spot.

The Sechelt Golf Course was the venue for a first-time event on Sunday as Sunshine Coast Special Olympics played host to a regional qualifier.

Riding a three-game winning streak, including a 4-0 win over the Boston Red Sox last Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs placed pitcher Ryan Dempster on the disabled list on Monday with right lat tightness.

Last Sunday the Gibsons Jays rolled in to Surrey with a 0-4 record looking for their first win of the year.

Last weekend Sechelt's Shanti Thurber raced to a gold medal finish with the Shawnigan Lake School junior lightweight four-plus team at the 2012 Canadian Secondary School Rowing Championships (CSSRA) in St. Catharines, Ont.

The second annual Atmosphere Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR) went off without a hitch on Saturday, June 2, beginning and ending at Burnaby's Barnet Marine Park.

Ten community volunteers were rewarded for their dedication to coaching and athletics on Wednesday night as Sport BC handed out its Community Sport Hero Awards, presented at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre.

Most of the youth sports going on in our communities would not work without the efforts of coaches and other volunteers who generously give hours of their time to provide a safe learning environment for the young people they mentor.

Three masters athletes represented the Sunshine Coast at the recent Canadian Masters Swimming Championships held in Kelowna over the May long weekend.