Local Sports

Close to 80 kids beat the summer heat inside a school gym the past two weeks at the 12th annual Sunshine Coast basketball camp.

Racers came from as far as Montreal, Wisconsin and Ireland to compete in the Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR) last weekend in Sechelt.

Mike Renney, head coach of the Simon Fraser University Clan (SFU) and former national team coach, was in Sechelt this week working with young softball players.

The weather cooperated providing great conditions for last weekend's seventh annual International Howe Sound Outrigger Races.

An up and coming female rugby player from Gibsons cut her teeth on the weekend at the Japan Cup in Vancouver.

Close to 30 youth soccer teams are in Sechelt this weekend for the third annual Uncle Frank Memorial tournament. This open co-ed event will include teams in four divisions (U16, U12, U10 and seven and under).

Thirteen sailboats gathered under sunny skies and strong winds near Irvine's Landing July 2 for the annual Malaspina Regatta. The sailboats left the starting mark just after 11 a.m.

Kyla Richey was selected for the junior national volleyball team after a successful tryout camp last week. "She's on cloud nine," said mom Jan. "This is an incredible opportunity for her.

Local snooker players Len Homenchuk and Bill McIntosh have just returned from the Canadian Snooker Championships. Both players did well, but were certainly looking for more in Montreal.

Sechelt Minor Softball's Sluggers thought they had finished off their season with the Richmond May Mayhem tournament, until they were invited to play in the Lower Mainland Cup last weekend.