Local Sports

BC Hockey, in partnership with Respect Group Inc., announced June 16 that the Respect in Sport (RIS) parent program will now be offered to all parents who wish to become certified through the on-line interactive resource.

Kris Sneddon is no longer a bridesmaid. After finishing third in 2009 and second in 2010, the Sechelt native finally got over the hump and captured the 2011 Test of Metal mountain bike race in Squamish Saturday, June 18.

Rebecca Izad is off to Europe this weekend to begin training for the upcoming Gothia World Youth Cup in Sweden.

The Garden Bay Sailing Club will be hosting its 22nd annual Malaspina Regatta next weekend with the 10 nautical mile race on Saturday, July 2. This fun-filled race is open to all, but pre-registration for the race ($25) is required.

It was a weekend of good, not perfect weather and the golf course was just tough enough as competitors took to the links at the Sechelt Golf and Country Club for the 2011 Amateur Tournament June 11 and 12.

Grade 10 Elphinstone student Michelle Jakszuk has been chosen by Canada Prospects to attend the 35th AAU (American Athletic Union of USA) volleyball tournament in Orlando, Fla., June 19 to 22.

As the baseball season winds to an end for the Gibsons midget and bantam teams, the action on the fields has been heating up. The bantam Devlins hosted the Burnaby South on Saturday and won 13-7 at Ryan Dempster Field.

The Gibsons CohoKings men's fast pitch team came home with mixed results following a seven-team tournament June 11 and 12 in Kitsilano.

The Peewee Crusherz, sponsored bySC Credit Union and Metzner Orthodontics,are off to the provincials July 8 to 10 in Cranbrook after a pair of successful weekends of play.

Coast track and field athletes from all three high schools had an impressive season on the North Shore, leading to several top performances at both the zone finals May 19 and provincial championships June 3 and 4.