Local Sports

The high school sports scene has moved away from the gym as both Chatelech and Elphinstone have teed off on another golf season.

The Gibsons Pigs saw its 2003/04 rugby season come to a close last weekend in a thrilling semifinal loss to the Capilanos. The Caps picked up a 15-10 win on a beautiful, sunny day at Elphinstone Secondary School.

The U14 Tsunami had another solid weekend of volleyball, winning the consolation final at the Island Volleyfest in Nanaimo last weekend.

Two up and coming speed skaters are trying to bring their act a little closer to home.

The Sunshine Coast Volleyball Club (SCVC) is off to a fast start as the U14 team placed third at a recent event. Tsunami took part in the Six-Pack Sensation volleyball tournament on March 27 at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Volleyball B.C.

A poet once wrote "Oh, to be in England now that April's here." Well, it couldn't have been any better than last weekend on the Coast as beautiful weather contributed to a dandy Women's Soccer League year-end tournament.

The Suncoast Flyers claimed the 2003/04 Men's A-division hockey championship after a thrilling 1-0 overtime win over the Rangers last Friday night at the Sunshine Coast Arena.

Jenna Nestman represents the future of track and field athletes on the Sunshine Coast.

More than 480 individuals and teams ran from Gibsons to Sechelt last Sunday in the 26th annual April Fool's Run Half-Marathon.

Last Wednesday and Thursday, the elementary school boys and girls took over the gyms at Gibsons Elementary School and Elphinstone Secondary School for the annual boys' and girls' basketball play days.