Local Sports

Among the 1,400 athletes and 400 coaches at the Special Olympic Summer Games in Abbotsford, July 9 to 11, were 13 athletes and four coaches from the Sunshine Coast.

Dustin Dickeson is the first one to admit he's had a troubled past. A life of crime and many bad choices shone the spotlight brightly on Dickeson, in a negative way.

Seven days of exertion and exhilaration came to an end July 4 in Whistler for the approximately 400 riders who took on the challenge of the 2009 BC Bike Race.

Youth soccer The Sunshine Coast Youth Soccer Association is pleased to announce the names of the five recipients of the 2009 Reg Thomas Sunshine Coast Youth Soccer Association Bursaries.

A local Women's Circle was formed recently with the mission "to provide support to programs and initiatives that empower our community to break the cycle of violence." On Aug.

Look out Richmond, Sunshine Coast swimmers are going to make some waves at this year's B.C. Senior's Games. The Games are set for Sept. 16 to 19 and will feature six swimmers, three female and three male from the Sunshine Coast on the zone four team.

If Gibsons girls softball wasn't well known before last weekend, it certainly is now. For the first time, Gibsons sent all four of its teams to their respective provincial championships.

For 20 years and running, the Malaspina Regatta remains the number one source of mariner bragging rights around Pender Harbour. "I would classify it as one of our better regattas," said Tom Barker, organizer of the event.

Gibsons Minor Baseball Association represented Gibsons Re/Max Oceanview peewee team and picked up a bronze medal at the President's Cup tournament in East Vancouver the weekend of May 27 to 29.

It's going to be a battle to the finish for Team Kona - Kris Sneddon and Barry Wicks - as they try to repeat their BC Bike Race championship.