Local Sports

Spirit of B.C.The Sunshine Coast Arena is hosting a celebration for the Spirit of B.C. week (Feb. 9 to 17) and a number of programs and events will be focused on during the week. The celebration at the arena starts off tomorrow (Feb.

Elphinstone grapplers continued to impress with 11 top 10 finishes at the North Shore wrestling championships in North Vancouver recently. Leading the way for the Cougars were Ty Dempster and Brianna Kittson, who both won their weight classes.

After months of inactivity, the Sunshine Coast adult soccer leagues took to the field last Sunday. And instead of downpours, teams had to contend with frozen fields. One women's game and two men's games weren't played because the ground was too hard.

He's conquered the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver. Now he's ready to conquer the Big Apple. Shaun Stephens-Whale from Roberts Creek is off to New York next Tuesday to compete in the Empire State Building Run Up.

The Chatelech Eagles won the battle of the Coast last Thursday. The senior girls won their first league game of the season, toppling their rivals from Elphinstone 43-26. Earlier in the week, Chat lost 62-40 to Howe Sound.

Sechelt's David Arduin shone brightly in the all-star spotlight last week in Surrey.

The Elphinstone Cougars remain in the hunt for a post season berth after splitting a pair of league games last week.

The Eagles are soaring high on North Shore mountains this ski season. The Chatelech Secondary School ski and snowboard team is off to a great start this year, their third in the high school racing series.

Pacific Blades speed skating club is off to a great start. Currently, the club boasts a roster of nine skaters and the word is getting out around the Coast about this exciting sport.

The Howe Sound Sounders grounded the Chatelech Eagles Saturday night in Sechelt. The Sounders from Squamish pulled out a thrilling 58-57 win to capture the Open Waters senior boys basketball tournament title.