Local Sports

The Bantam Rep Blues continued to roll right along, picking up a pair of wins to start the second half of their season. On Saturday, the Blues scored less than two minutes into the game and never looked back in an impressive 7-2 romp over Chilliwack.

Elphinstone, Chatelech and Pender Harbour Secondary Schools finished third, fourth and fifth respectively at the 2008 Cougar Classic senior boys basketball tournament last weekend in Gibsons.

It was dome sweet dome last week for the Sunshine Coast U13 Predators. The rep soccer team travelled to Vancouver for the BMO mini-soccer six-a-side festival at B.C.

Following a successful Rudolph Rumble in early December, wrestlers from Elphinstone Secondary School continued to show improvement at a meet at Simon Fraser University (SFU) just prior to the Christmas break.

The Bantam Rep Blues finished the first half of the season with a convincing 6-0 victory over South Delta, giving the Blues a 9-2-1 record and a four-point lead over the second place team.

The Sunshine Coast Skating Club (SCSC) has had a busy first half of the season.

With the rapid growth of population on the Sunshine Coast and all the development projects proceeding apace, it is only right that the recreational needs of the newcomers and long-time residents alike should be of a high priority.

The Sunshine Coast Atom Ducks had a strong showing at the Christmas Thunderbird tournament held at 8 Rinks in Burnaby.The Ducks finished second in their pool of five teams after round robin play, with a record of 3-1.

She swam at the Com-monwealth Games and competed at world triathlon events. Now retired from competition, dual sport athlete Suzanne Weckend is trying to promote the positives of sport to future athletes.

The curling season is a mere two months old and already there seems to be a new attitude and excitement at the club in Gibsons. New ice technician and club manager Owen Hayward moved here with his family at the end of the summer.