Local Sports

The first nine holes of a Gibsons 18-hole disc golf course are open for play, with the remaining nine scheduled to be in place by the summer.

Sunshine Coast figure skaters have come home with outstanding results from recent competitions. Kai-Jing Leong won gold and Alison Camenisch won bronze in ladies' free skate at the Vancouver Skating Club's Valentine's Day Competition.

The Midget house hockey team completed their season last weekend in fine fashion, capturing the Capilano Banner.

Gibsons Minor Ball Association will play host to a pre-season big league experience baseball clinic next weekend. On Friday, March 26, Peewee and Bantam players should register at Ryan Dempster field in Brothers Park between 3:30 and 4 p.m.

Pender Harbour Secondary School (PHSS) opened the 2004 senior boys' high school rugby season last Friday with a home game. PHSS put up a strong fight against the Argyle Pipers from North Vancouver, but in the end, Argyle pulled away for the win.

The Bantam Rep Blues' chances of a President's Series banner took a serious blow last weekend after suffering a pair of defeats.

After spending most of the season in the basement, the Powerclean Outlaws have finally seen the light. The Outlaws moved into second place in the Men's A-division hockey league standings with a pair of wins last week.

The senior boys' high school basketball season wrapped up in fine fashion last weekend at Elphinstone Secondary School. The Elphi Cougars hosted a six-team round robin tournament to finish off the year. The tournament started last Thursday, Feb.

The Inlet Raiders nearly got their revenge last Saturday night at the Sunshine Coast Arena.

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.