Local Sports

Elphinstone Secondary School senior boys coach Mike Sopow called his Grade 11 players out after a disappointing third place finish in the Cougar Classic last weekend, telling the boys that they needed to step up, be aggressive and attack the hoop, an

Editor's note: This is part two of an exclusive one-on-one interview with Chicago Cubs pitcher and Gibsons native Ryan Dempster conducted on Tuesday, Jan. 8, while Dempster was home for a post-Christmas visit with family and friends.

Coming off his first trip to the post-season, Gibsons' Ryan Dempster says he has some unfinished business.

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.