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Grump’s voice booms within the confines of the former Gibsons Minor Baseball Association (GMBA) batting cage:“Load early! Why are you smiling? Don’t smile! Hit the ball!” Four-year-old Oliver Tulk stares Grump down and states, “You’re not so grumpy.

Nine-year-old Lucian Enns of Sechelt has been chosen to be one of six boys to represent the province on the Tennis BC Provincial Team. Representing the U10 category, Lucian will join 11 other boys and girls for training, competitions and events.

The U18 Coastal Cosmos girls came through with a 2-0 win last weekend against the North Vancouver Ravens at Confederation Turf in North Vancouver.

COVID-19 and an injury helped Enduro World Series racer Yoann Barelli step into the coaching business. On the last weekend of September, he piloted his first “Into the Gnar on Tour” mountain bike camp at Coast Gravity Park outside of Sechelt.

Even during these challenging pandemic times, participants were eager to participate in another year of suffering while riding their bikes up School Road as fast as they could in time trial heats.

Gibsons golfer Mike Mannion helps to create thrilling finish

Tom Harder of School District No. 46 accepts a donation of $600 from Sue Duxbury at the BRAT Enduro held on Sept. 20 at Brickers Cidery in West Sechelt. The funds go to the local high school mountain bike race teams – Chatelech and Elphinstone.

Three drag races this year, all in sunshine, and all insured and COVID-authorized. Sechelt Airport saw the year’s final race on Saturday, Sept.

Hikers of Canada’s longest hut-to-hut trail have a new record to beat. Professional ultra long distance runner Nick Duff completed the 178-kilometre Sunshine Coast Trail (SCT) in a fastest known time of 27:20:00.

The Sunshine Coast Baseball Association (SCBA) 15U Bantams took on their counterparts from West Vancouver Minor Baseball on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Vancouver’s world-famous Nat Bailey Stadium, in a game which no one thought would be possible.