Local Sports

The Gibsons Pigs Men's Rugby Club is on a roll heading into the first half break. Gibsons picked up its third straight win with an impressive 22-5 victory at home against the Scribes last Saturday. With the win, Gibsons improves its record to 4-3.

The Elphinstone Secondary School junior girls' volleyball team showed why they have been a dominant force this season with an impressive showing last weekend.

The Sunshine Coast Midget Blues finished their tiering round schedule last weekend with a 4-2 win over Seattle at the Sunshine Coast Arena on Saturday and a 5-2 road loss Sunday against Port Moody.

Kyle Bruce and Brad Wingfield are posting solid numbers so far this season with their respective U.S. pro teams.

Saturday was a great day for soccer, unless you were a coach, sub or spectator! Rain to keep you cool and a wet pitch to make play interesting. The fields on the Coast were playable, but teams travelling to the Lower Mainland were not so fortunate.

A big second half paced the U14 United boys to a 6-3 win over Squamish in rep soccer action last weekend. Andrew Kraus scored in the first half for United, but they trailed 3-1 at halftime despite outplaying Squamish.

The Gibsons Pigs Men's Rugby Club returned to the pitch last Saturday, putting in a solid effort in a 24-10 win over Capilano.

Gibsons' Eric Tietze captured the 2004 Pacific North West Motorcycle Association series last week, but it came with a price. In his race last weekend, Tietze and his family travelled to Washington State for the last event of the year.

By a mere 17 seconds a Sechelt man has had his dream of qualifying to run in the Boston marathon come true.

Seven teams from the Lower Mainland ventured to Chatelech Secondary School last weekend to take part in Chat's annual Chaudierre Classique senior girls volleyball tournament.