Local Sports

Ben Smith is using his talents in the squared circle to help motivate youth on the Coast. Smith is starting up an after-school boxing program later this month.

With the Christmas break in the books, high school basketball teams are back in the gym. The Chat bantam boys sit with a record of 0-2 starting play this month. Chat lost 29-28 to St. Thomas Aquinas (STA) on Dec. 7 and 36-21 to Seycove on Dec. 14.

The Elphinstone Secondary School senior girls' volleyball team has secured a berth in next weekend's provincial championship.

A year of intense workouts and a strict diet paid off in a big way for Katie Duncan. Duncan, 41, and long-time resident of the Sunshine Coast, competed in the Sandra Wickham Fall Classic Bodybuilding/Fitness and Figure Championships on Nov.

The Scribes came to the Coast last Saturday for a game against the Gibsons Pigs. It was a lovely day for a game, which started on schedule, but it looked as if the home side was still in bed.

The Inlet Raiders went 1-1 last week to remain in top spot in the men's A-division hockey league. The Raiders sit with 16 points, while the Roberts Creek Rangers are in second with 14 points. The Rangers also have a game in hand on the Raiders.

Elphinstone Secondary School senior girls' volleyball team is in Vancouver this weekend battling for a berth in the provincials. Elphi finished the regular season third in the North Shore League and the top team in AA.

David Arduin has faced his first tough test in Junior A hockey. The Sechelt native signed to play with the British Columbia Hockey League's (BCHL) Vernon Vipers this season.

Halfmoon Bay athletes Larry and Teresa Nightingale both had very strong racesat last week's provincial cross country championships in Aldergrove.

Cross-country runners from Elphinstone Secondary School are basking in the glory after a successful conclusion to their season.Elphi captured the AA overall championship and the bantam/juvenile team won its division.