Local Sports

A family that plays together stays together. Just take a look at Rick and Charlaine Pearson. The West Sechelt couple and their children Nicole, 15, and Blake, nine, are truly a racing family.

The Roberts Creek Rangers picked up the first men's A-division hockey win this week. The Rangers edged last year's champs, the Midway Power/Grasshopper Pub Hitmen, 5-3 last Saturday night.

The Gibsons Pigs Men's Rugby Club kicked off its 2005/06 campaign with a tough road loss in Chilliwack last Saturday.The Pigs played well despite the 14-5 setback, according to club president Scott Fearnley."It was a decent outing.

The Sunshine Coast Equestrian Club (SCEC) continued its busy season with a western show on the Sept. 10 weekend.ÊThe turnout for the flat classesÊon Saturday was a little low, but nonethelessÊriders and spectators alikeÊhad a great time.

In the women's league this week, LJ Contracting Fusion and Coast Progressive Blazers tied 2-2.For Blazers, Jody Sikora moved up the midfield and sent in a long ball just under the crossbar.

Another season of rep soccer is underway with the new U16 girls Sunshine Coast Chaos starting in fine fashion. They played some gold division teams in a tournament recently and that got them in stride to tackle silver division league opponents.

Last Sunday (Sept. 11) at 10 a.m., whistles blew around the Coast to begin the eight-month scramble for soccer supremacy. Halfmoon Bay and the Chiefs met at Connor Park for their season opener.

On The Edge Race Club (OTE) and Sunshine Coast United Mountain Bikers (SCUMB) were at it again on the Labour Day long weekend with two teams, two soloists and two riders on Coast teams at the 24 Hours of Adrenaline in Whistler.

Another baseball season is in the books for the North Shore Twins. By all accounts it was a successful season for the Twins, whose line-up featured four players from the Sunshine Coast.

The SunCoast Racquet Club held the fourth annual Loretta Copping Memorial Tournament on Aug. 27 to remember one of their late members with an exciting round robin. Play began at the Hackett Park public courts, with everyone playing two sets.