Local Sports

Pender Harbour's Merv Oleksyn finished 23rd out of 50 in his flight at the 2009 PGA Tour Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina recently.

Adult soccer returned to the pitch on Sunday, Sept. 13 with lots of action in both the women's and men's leagues. In women's action, the Gibson's derby saw high flying Mayhem pummel the Pigs goal mouth.

The Suncoast Racquet Club encourages tennis players to come and try out our new facility at 6000 Lighthouse Ave. (next to Kinikinnick Elementary School) and play for free at a open house.

A six-week program, designed to expose kids to the game of hockey, is already an early success story before it even starts.

The U15 Predators travelled to town to take on the North Vancouver Burrards last Saturday. The Predators carried the early play and opened the scoring after eight minutes.

The Burnaby Express skated to a 5-2 win over the Powell River Kings in front of more than 500 hockey fans at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre last Thursday (Sept. 3).

The U14 Inferno had by far their best showing to date at the annual Chilliwack pre-season tournament last weekend. Inferno won three out of four games against some tough competitors to secure a third place finish in a group of eight teams.

Murray Smith picked up a silver medal in squash at the recent World Police and Fire Games in Vancouver.

It was a busy few weeks at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club with the men's, women's and junior club championships being contested.

On Sunday, Aug. 30, the Legends Rugby Club arrived on the Coast to challenge the Gibsons Rugby and Athletic Club to a game of "Old Boys" rugby.