Local Sports

The Elphi Cougars have one more step to complete.

Capilano College's run at a national title ended with a 2-1 loss to Champlain St. Lambert in the semifinals of the Canadian Colleges Athletics Association men's soccer nationals in Burnaby on Friday. The Blues, who reached the event by winning the B.

The new format and location for the Fall Tune-Up run was received well, as 35 runners participated in the cross country event in Porpoise Bay Park last Sunday, despite cold and damp conditions.

Step one is complete for the Elphi Cougars. The senior girls volleyball team captured the North Shore title with a 3-2 win over the Handsworth Royals in North Vancouver last Thursday night.

After a two-season hiatus, the Capilano College Blues men's soccer team is the best in British Columbia once again. The North Vancouver team won the 2006 B.C.

Battling wet and windy conditions, runners from Elphinstone Secondary School came home with excellent results from Victoria last weekend. The fierce rain made for a muddy, cold and slippery race at the 2006 provincial high school championships.

Former national-level amateur and professional boxer Ben Smith is once again offering participants the opportunity to learn the basics of boxing in a controlled program.

The Elphi Cougars senior girls' volleyball team locked up second place in the North Shore League this week.

The U12 Predators found the scoring touch in a 4-2 win over Kensington last Saturday. In the 13th minute, Andy Blattler made a lovely pass off the wing to Nathan Eldson who in turn made a nice pass to Jordan Hoy in the six-yard box.

Madison Shoemaker is making quite an impact on youth tennis in B.C. The 13-year-old from Halfmoon Bay is now ranked number one for U14 players in the province and continues to pull in solid results at every event she enters.