Local Sports

Twenty-nine juniors aged seven to 14 braved all kinds of threatening weather to participate in the junior spring break clinic at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club (SCGCC) March 18 to 20.

Speed skaters from the Pacific Blades speed skating club continued their strong season, earning several top finishes at recent events.

It could have been so sweet: a one-game playoff matchup to settle Sunshine Coast bragging rights at a tournament nowhere near the Sunshine Coast.

The two-day, six-team, waterlogged women's tournament took place last weekend at Shirley Macy. The two finalists ended up playing eight games apiece, and four games in a row on Sunday, in the freezing rain.

For a team of 18 boys, spring break started off with a bang bringing home the first place hardware from the Lynn Valley U15 soccer tournament.

Halfmoon Bay's David Arduin is hoping for a long playoff run with the Westside Warriors, but the Salmon Arm Silverbacks seemingly have something to say about those hopes.

The Chatelech Eagles soared to an eighth place finish at the provincial championships last week - the highest finish ever for the four-year-old team.

It probably wasn't what their teachers had in mind for the first mountain bike course designed by four students from Capilano College's mountain bike operations (MBO) program.

The U13 Predators took on North Vancouver Burrards at Cliff Gilker Park last weekend. Predators controlled the early part of the game and had a number of good chances.

The 30-year wait is finally over for the UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball team. The T-Birds, featuring Kyla Richey and Natalie Eades from Roberts Creek, saw an amazing playoff run come to a close last Saturday night in Fredericton, N.B.