Local Sports

Sunshine Coast athletes marched often to the medal podium last weekend, bringing home nine medals from the B.C. Summer Games in Kamloops. Halfmoon Bay's Kath-erine Short led the way with three medals, two of them gold.

Len Homenchuk got a chance to redeem himself. After finishing fourth at last year's Canadian Snooker Championship, Homenchuk took full advantage of his opportunity this year, winning 15 of 17 games played en route to the Canadian title.

Sechelt's Jeremy Izad is showcasing his skills for NCAA scouts at an all-star camp at the University of Santa Barbara this week. One U.S.

Sechelt's David Arduin is switching postal codes. Arduin was dealt last Wednesday from the Vernon Vipers to the Trail Smoke Eaters for future considerations. With three top centres returning, Arduin was the odd man out for Vernon this season.

Athletes from the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) did their community proud last week, returning from Colorado with 16 medals. The soccer players, ranging in age from 13 to 18, were part of the Team B.C.

On The Edge (OTE) race club members brought home medals from Sun Peaks last weekend, site of the national finals. Seven OTE racers made the trek to Sun Peaks, and four made the podium, winning a gold, two silvers and a bronze.

The U15 Scorpions completed a wonderful season with a bronze medal at the gold division provincial cup in Penticton July 5-8.

The California women and Hawaiian men led from start to finish to capture the top two prizes on Saturday at the 2006 Howe Sound International Outrigger Races in Gibsons.

The Gibsons Crushers rode a perfect 8-0 record to capture the Midget C provincial softball title in Vernon last weekend. Led by solid pitching, timely hitting and stellar defence, Gibsons steamrolled through the round robin with a 4-0 record.

The North Shore Soccer Dev-elopment Centre (NSSDC) was preparing for the future this week on the Sunshine Coast. The NSSDC ran its third annual Sunshine Coast Soccer School at Hackett Park. The five-day school ran from 9 a.m.