Local Sports

It's not often that a team loses a basketball game by 46 points and still has reason to celebrate, but that's what happened last Saturday as the Elphinstone Cougars took the second-place trophy in the bantam girls' tournament.

The Sunshine Coast Hitmen hook up with the Powell River Regals tonight (Friday) in Sechelt with the winner getting home ice advantage in the best-of-three playoff to see which area team will head to the Coy Cup.

Sunshine Coast Inferno shut out the Point Grey Firecrackers 2-0 last Saturday afternoon in their final U15 gold division cup match of the season. Inferno played impressive soccer, dominating the field and holding possession for most of the game.

This season's edition of the senior boys' basketball team at Pender Harbour Secondary School has again continued the building of a mighty tradition.

Games were close and hotly contested last weekend in the adult soccer leagues.

The Eagles won their fifth consecutive game and seventh in eight after defeating Pender Harbour 67-31 on Jan. 21 in a game much closer than the final score suggests.

Despite coming off a loss, Sechelt's Jordan Manning continues to train hard and focus on his next fight in February that could propel him to a title shot.

Tasers have recently been scrutinized by agencies around the world for their lethal potential, but perhaps Hockey BC should be taking a look at the equally potent hockey sticks of the Powell River Regals.

The adult leagues dropped their toques and parkas on the sidelines last Sunday to trot out in their short pants and resume the soccer season.

The Chat senior boys are catching fire at just the right time. The Eagles won their third consecutive game and fifth in six, beating the Collingwood Cavaliers 64-58 Monday night.