Local Sports

The Sunshine Coast is home to a new boxing champion after George Vourtsis of Gibsons scored a fourth round TKO over Josh VanRhyn to claim the City Boxing Welterweight Championship belt last Saturday night at the Richmond Sports Club.

By the time you read this, the Elphinstone junior boys could be North Shore champions. The Cougars played in the North Shore championship game Wednesday night in North Vancouver against the Sutherland Sabres (results were too late for press time).

The Sunshine Coast Skating Club is excited to have partnered with the BCRPA and the SogoActive Initiative, enabling them to offer two special scholarships for the CanSkate program running Feb. 13 to March 29.

The U12 Thunderbirds have been enjoying a successful season and have been on an especially good run of late, proving to be improved in all areas of the pitch. The cold wet nights of training are finally paying off. Prior to a Jan.

While the New York Giants were securing their second world championship in four years on Super Bowl Sunday in Indianapolis, the Bantam Rep Blues were securing a championship of their own in Gibsons.

Cougars roaring in playoffs The bantam and junior boys basketball teams from Elphinstone are both within one win of playing for North Shore league titles.

The Rob Rempel rink from the Royal City Curling Club toppled the Richard rink from the Lower Mainland in the 'A' event final of the annual mixed curling bonspiel last weekend in Gibsons.

The Sechelt Indian Band teams came out kickingin 2012 with wins all round last weekend as the adult soccer leagues returned to the pitch after the winter break.

The Special Olympic athlete's oath is Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. Last Saturday, Jan.

The Atom Rep Blues solidified their third place standing following a thrilling 2-2 home ice tie against the North Shore Winter Club last Sunday morning in Gibsons.