Local Sports

The Chatelech golf team is taking their show on the road. Chat captured the zone title last week after two gruelling days of competition in North Vancouver. Chat finished with a final score of 641, good for an average score of 80. St.

The Elphinstone Secondary School track and field team is on a roll. Elphi put in a strong showing, placing third at last Tuesday's North Shore zone finals and provincial qualifying meet at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium. West Vancouver and St.

The U16 Blaze had a disappointing showing at the Western Canadian Open last weekend, finishing 29th out of 32 teams in division one. The Western Canadian Open, held in Calgary, Alta. during the May long weekend, was host to 255 teams from B.C.

It's been another successful two weeks for local high school riders. Both Chat and Elphi continued to dominate the North Shore series this week.

Do you feel the need for speed? If so, the place to be is the Sechelt Airport next Sunday. The Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) presents its first drag racing weekend of the season with Mayhem in May on May 29.

The Chatelech golf team was one match victory away from heading to the provincial championships as Coast Reporter went to press Thursday night. Chat was locked in a dog-fight with St. Thomas Moore (STM), St.

High school riders from Elphinstone and Chatelech had another strong week in North Shore league action. Elphi had a great race last Wednesday (May 4) in North Vancouver.

Demanding hours in the gym are starting to pay off - big time - for Julia Budd. Budd, who grew up and started her kick-boxing career on the Sunshine Coast, is fast becoming the one to beat. Budd is the current B.C. Muay Thai kick-boxing champion.

High school and elementary school athletes are putting in solid results after several successful meets in the Lower Mainland.

The U16 Blaze finished in seventh place at last weekend's Tier 1A provincial championships. The Blaze, part of the Sunshine Coast Volleyball Club, were ranked fifth among 16 teams heading into the event.