Local Sports

Jessica Nelson

Aug. 10 is National Pickleball Day, a time for pickleball clubs throughout Canada to invite new players to the game. Some clubs hold tournaments, others run guest events.

International Va’a Federation

On Sunday, Aug. 25, Texada Island will host the ninth annual Run the Rock marathon, half marathon and eight-kilometre races.

Thirteen athletes from CrossFit Gibsons (also known as C3 or The Box) recently competed at the Canwest Games in Coquitlam.

Spectators and racers are invited on Aug. 11 to the 20th Anniversary Drag Race at the Sechelt Airport as the Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) celebrates 20 years of burn’n it up at the strip.

The final race of the 2019 Brewery Run Series had the biggest turnout yet with 42 runners completing The Bricker 7k. Herman Mentz and Sara Tyne of Sechelt were the overall winners, each taking home a growler from The Bricker.

The Sunshine Coast Baseball Association 9U All-Star team played their final two games of the season on Saturday, July 27 at Brothers Park, splitting a double-header 1-1 with the Powell River Angels.

Sunshine Coast businesses and residents came together on July 20 to support local youth at the inaugural Junior’s Charity Invitational.

The Sunshine Coast Minor Hockey (SCMHA) has earned the prestigious BC Hockey Association of the Year award for the 2018-19 season. This banner has now been raised into the rafters of the Gibsons arena along with the four banners won last season.