Local Sports

High school rugby is alive and well on the Sunshine Coast. Pender Harbour has had a strong program for many years and now Chatelech Secondary School has resurrected its program this year.

The On The Edge Race Club (OTE) has officially changed its name, launched new colours and had a new logo designed by a club member. Sunshine Coast Cycling (SCC) is the new name for the club, and 17-year-old Jesse Horn designed the logo.

The rain kept all but two of the women's teams off the pitch last weekend. CALs Crushers and Marshall Mayhem left their heated cars to slog it out at Brothers Park andsettled ona 1-1 tie for their efforts.

Roberts Creek's Brianna Kane has set her sights to the future, committing to Simon Fraser University (SFU) on Monday.The Clan track and field team made the announcement on Monday.

The U14 girls Stingrays are off to the Coastal Cup and provincial championships after a dramatic 1-0 win Sunday over Dunbar. In a rainy, windy, winner-take-all match, both teams played like the champions they are, in spite of the poor weather.

Last weekend had a couple of big upsets in the men's and women's leagues, as teams prepare for the anything-can-happen free-for-alls that are the playoff weekends.

The Midget Rep Blues failed to qualify for the provincials last weekend in Aldergrove - but it wasn't for lack of heart or effort. The Blues lost two, one-goal games against higher-ranked teams.

Former Chatelech Eagle Tanya deVries is shining with another group of Eagles. Tanya, a Grade 11 forward with Carson Graham, is off to the AAA senior girls' provincial basketball championships March 14 to 17 at Capilano College in North Vancouver.

The Chatelech Eagles ended their third season on the slopes on a bit of a sour note Feb. 14.

With the playoffs only a few weeks away, the top teams in the men's and women's leagues are jockeying for position. At Brothers Park, old contending rivals Marshall Mayhem and Xenichen Ya Yas faced off, with the 3-1 win going to Mayhem.