Local Sports

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.

The Elphinstone Secondary lady Cougars continue to roll right along. Last weekend, the Elphi senior girls' volleyball team captured their second tournament title of the season, winning a tournament at Point Grey Secondary.

This week in the men's league, front running Xenichen Wolves and the IGA Selects met at Ted Dixon to duke it out for first place.

The Elphi Cougars put in a strong showing, finishing third last weekend at a tournament in North Vancouver. Elphi started strong, winning their pool after Friday night's play and winning their first playoff game on Saturday.

The world famous travellers known as the Harlem Crowns are coming to Gibsons next Saturday to challenge the Elphi Cougars alumni squad. The game is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Elphi gym.