Local Sports

A mixed rugby team held their own at a tournament intended just for boys on May 23 at Wellington Secondary School in Nanaimo.

Special Olympics

Five Coastal Track and Field kids give their all at the BC High School Championships last week in Kelowna.

Arena Bowl Challenge

Pender Harbour longboarder Dane Hanna clinched his first World Qualifying Series Race in Munnsville, N.Y., last weekend.

The War On The Shore 6 amateur boxing event June 1 in Gibsons was loaded with action and great boxing.

It was certainly a Spring Burnout last weekend at the Sechelt Airport as the Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) began celebrating 20 years of drag racing on the Coast.

The Sunshine Coast Skating Club congratulates Skater of the Month for May, Isabella Jones. Isabella is 16 years old and attends Chatelech Secondary School.

This Friday, nearly 50 human and wind powered vessels – rowboats, sailboats, kayaks, catamarans and more – will be setting off from Port Townsend, Wash., to take part in the Race to Alaska.

At 225 pounds, Theo Kontekakis of Gibsons will take on 250-pound National Bronze Medalist Sukh Sahota of Surrey in a heavyweight special attraction at Saturday’s War On The Shore 6 boxing event in Gibsons.