Local Sports

Once again Roberts Creek's Shaun Stephens-Whale has been selected to be a part of the 2011 Empire State Building Run-Up set for Feb. 1 in New York.

The Gibsons and Area Community Centre was home to Hockey Day on the Coast last Sunday, Jan. 16, and it was a day of great hockey filled with Sunshine Coast victories. The day was in support of the Sunshine Coast Hockeyville 2011 bid.

Special Olympics Sunshine Coast basketball has grown from a handful of players four years ago to supporting two teams from Sechelt and Gibsons. The teams practice each week from September to February and regularly play each other. Last Saturday (Jan.

It was a weekend of what could have been for the Chatelech Eagles.

Special teams proved to be "too special" for the Sunshine Coast Hitmen to overcome in dropping an 8-5 decision to the Powell River Regals last Saturday night in Gibsons.

The Elphinstone Cougars Grade 9 (juvenile boys) are tied for first place in the North Shore standings after a pair of recent wins. Elphi returned to the court after its Christmas break with a 51-46 win over Windsor on Jan.

The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack men's volleyball team got into the win column for the first time at the 2011 Spartan Holiday Classic tournament in Langley.

Special Olympics Sunshine Coast is playing host to a basketball tournament on Saturday at Elphinstone Secondary School in Gibsons. The tournament is slated from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You win some, you lose some. That was the story at the 2010 Senior Baseball World Series for Roberts Creek's Gary Pennington. Pennington once again suited up for the 65-plus San Diego Padres squad in Arizona, a team he has won many titles with.

All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the 2011 Knights of Columbus basketball free throw competition. Competitors may choose to shoot free throws atWest SecheltElementary School on Monday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m.