Local Sports

Even running wounded, Rick Cooney is a force to be reckoned with.

Perfect weather and great course conditions paved the way for a record-breaking On The Edge Rat Race last weekend.

A game of non-stop movement and athletic endurance is catching on at Chatelech Secondary. Chat's new ultimate team is 2-2 in North Shore league play and 3-2 overall this season.

U14 Scorpions' goalkeeper Gurveen Clair has been chosen for the B.C. provincial U13 girls' team. That's right, she is one of the girls on the Scorpions who could play in an age group below them and play a year ahead and more than hold their own.

Coaches and players had the opportunity to learn from Canada's best last weekend in Gibsons. The Gibsons Minor Ball Association (GMBA) played host to Marty Lehn and a modified version of his highly successful Big League Experience Baseball Camp.

A new season of lacrosse starts Monday on the Coast. Organizers are looking forward to another exciting season at the Sunshine Coast Arena.

Athletes from both Elphi and Chat Secondary Schools are lacing up their shoes in preparation for the start of another high school track and field season. Elphi has a team of 25 this year and began practices in early March.

Cool temperatures and light rain didn't dampen the spirits of the more than 48,000 participants in Canada's largest 10 km run.

The high school golf season is now in full swing on the Coast. Both the Chatelech and Elphinstone Secondary School teams have started league play and both teams are off to strong starts.

The Pacific Blades Speed Skating Club has just finished its inaugural season on the Coast. By all accounts, it was a huge success. Pacific Blades had 14 members this year with five competing at the southern regionals, two competing as B.C.