Local Sports

David Arduin is going from the eye of the Storm to the snake pit.

The golf pros of tomorrow hit the links at the Langdale Heights RV par three Golf Resort on Wednesday night. A total of 28 youngsters took part in the sixth annual junior golf tournament.

Gibsons Elementary School is wrapping up another successful track season. The team has produced some of the top athletes in the province and has the medals and trophies to back it up.

Masters track and field athlete Don Benson of Keats Island won gold medals in all eight of his events in the 70 to 75 year age division at the Langley Mustangs Invitational track and field meet June 18.

It was war on the floor at the Sunshine Coast Arena Saturday afternoon. A packed house was treated to the "best game on two feet" as the New Westminster Salmonbellies and Westshore Bears locked up in an exciting Junior B exhibition lacrosse game.

The Gibsons Yacht Club (GYC) is getting set to launch its learn-to-sail program. "Last year we had 60 kids attend our classes. This year we are hoping for a similar number," said program coordinator Carl Armstrong.

It seems kind of fitting that Kyla Richey will be working to wear the mighty Maple Leaf on Canada's birthday. Kyla, 16, is one of only 50 athletes from across Canada who have been invited to a selection camp for the junior national volleyball team.

The Midget and Bantam Gibsons Crusherz are both off to respective provincial championships after each won a best-of-three playdown last weekend.

The Chat senior boys completed a solid season on the links with a sixth-place showing at the provincial championships May 30 in Kamloops. Chat finished with a two-round total of 664 (based on the four top scores from each round).

Fresh off a third-place finish at the provincial championships, Elphi's Brianna Kane is setting her sights on national and international competition.