Local Sports

Canadian Champion - it has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Sechelt's Julia "The Jewel" Budd captured the Canadian Muay Thai Kickboxing title on Saturday night at the Max Bell Centre in Calgary. Budd defeated Keri "Crusher" Crothers from Victoria.

The Central Hardball League's Marsh Landscape Mariners placed third in the Mission River Rush baseball tournament held over the May long weekend. Game one of Saturday's double header saw the Mariners up against the Ridge Meadows Braves.

Sun drenched fans were treated to a day of speed and smoke at the Sechelt Airport on Sunday.

A dedicated group of ladies did Gibsons proud on the May long weekend as the Gibsons Pigs soccer team won its division at a tournament in Kelowna.

High school riders from Chatelech and Elphinstone used the familiar trails around Halfmoon Bay to their advantage on Saturday. The B.C.

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.