Local Sports

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.

The Sechelt Storm ladies' hockey team finished with a record of 2-1 at last Sunday's SuperPuck Sunday tournament at the Great Pacific Forum in Delta.

The Elphinstone Cougars senior boys' basketball team can't seem to find any luck against the Howe Sound Sounders this season. Elphi lost its third straight to the boys from Squamish on Monday night 95-76 at the Elphi school gym.

Vancouver Giants winger Kyle Bruce is making a difference not only on the ice this season. He's now also making a difference in the classroom.

When it comes to playing soccer, Jeremy Izad's passion is evident. The 14-year-old Sunshine Coast lad has been playing the grand old game since he was five years old and that passion and determination is starting to pay off in a big way.

The North side were the clear winners at last Saturday's North versus South men's hockey challenge at the Sunshine Coast Arena.

The Sunshine Coast Lacrosse Association is back for its second season. Hoping to build on the success of its inaugural campaign, organizers are kicking off the season with a free lacrosse development day on Sunday, Feb.

The 2003 Lower Mainland RCMP curling playdowns were held last weekend at the Gibsons Curling Club.

Gibsons Ryan Dempster will be pitching in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field this season. Dempster signed a one-year deal with a club option for 2005 with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.