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It was a happy ferry ride back to the Coast on Monday night as both the Chatelech and Elphinstone senior girls' basketball teams won games in North Vancouver.

All good things must come to an end. The Midget House squad suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday as they dropped a 2-0 decision to North Vancouver at the Sunshine Coast Arena.

Dominating. That one word best describes the Chat senior boys basketball team as they ran roughshod over the competition last weekend in Sechelt.

The Elphinstone Cougars senior girls won a basketball game on Monday night and a few bragging rights in the process. Elphi beat the Chatelech Eagles 49-41 in Sechelt in a defensive but entertaining contest.

Bryan Bowles is hoping for some "big air" in Colorado next month. The 13-year-old Halfmoon Bay snowboarder is one of four young extreme athletes who will represent the province at the Sports Illustrated Snow Search finals in Keystone, Colo.

The Suncoast Flyers played giant killer last Saturday and in the process moved temporarily into third place in the men's A-division hockey league.

2004 was a banner year for Sechelt's Taylor Hunt on the motocross circuit. He's hoping 2005 will be even better.Coast Reporter first introduced you to the 14-year-old up-and-coming racer last May.

After filling up on turkey on Christmas Day, more than 50 young hockey players battled for some more turkey at a fun holiday tournament last week. The Sunshine Coast Arena played host to the Turkey Bowl youth nine-a-side tournament Dec. 28 and 29.

The Sunshine Coast Midget Rep Blues ended 2004 on a high note, winning their final game at a holiday tournament in New Westminster. The Blues were matched up against one team from their league division and three teams from the U.S.

Winning is becoming a routine thing for Gary Pennington. The Creeker soon to be Aussie won a second straight title with the San Diego Padres in the 65-plus division at last month's Men's Senior Baseball League World Series in Phoenix, Ariz.