Local Sports

The Gibsons Pigs got back into the win column with an impressive 37-0 thrashing of the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Clan in third division rugby action at Elphinstone Secondary School, Feb. 28.

The Midget Rep Blues will represent the Sunshine Coast March 14 to 20 at the 2004 Midget AA Provincial Championships in Parksville. The Blues clinched the berth last weekend at the Final Four play downs in Port Moody.

Spikes and set reigned supreme last weekend during the annual Suncoast Cup Co-ed Volleyball Tournament at Chatelech Secondary School. This year's event featured four teams from around the Coast.

The Killarney Knights Women's Hockey Club will be on the Sunshine Coast next weekend for a women's hockey challenge. The Knights will take part in a public skate at the Sunshine Coast Arena starting at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 6.

The coaching staff from the Canadian Men's National Volleyball team is coming to set up shop on the Sunshine Coast. A two-day evaluation camp is set for March 20 and 21 at Chatelech Secondary School.

Vancouver Island's premiere adventure race series is coming to the Sunshine Coast. The fifth annual Mind over Mountain Adventure Racing (MOMAR) Series is scheduled to hold an event on June 12 in the Sechelt area.

They came, they curled, and they had quite the party. Gibsons Legion Branch 109 and the Gibsons Curling Club played host to the 2003 Provincial Regular Legion curling playdowns last week.

The Inlet Raiders will be looking for revenge on Feb. 28 as they take on the North Shore Canadians in a special exhibition game at the Sunshine Coast Arena. Last year, the Raiders' were gracious hosts, serving up a 10-3 loss to the Canadians.

The Gibsons Pigs not only lost their rugby game on Saturday - they lost the services of one of their star players in the process.

The Chatelech senior boys' basketball team tangled with a familiar foe in the first round of the AA boys basketball playoffs.