Local Sports

The War On The Shore 6 amateur boxing event will take place on Saturday, June 1, at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre.

Former Gibsons Minor Baseball Association All-Star and current University of Fraser Valley Cascades pitcher Evan Petersen helped lead the Cascades to their first ever Canadian College Baseball Conference Championship.

Rain and a very steep hill did not dampen the enthusiasm of cyclists competing in the first annual School Hill Sufferfest last Tuesday, May 14.

The 25th anniversary of the Gibsons Pigs rugby club’s 1994 championship season will be celebrated at a party in August.

‘Danger’ Dane Hanna has clinched his second victory in as many years at the 18th annual Attack of Danger Bay, the longboarding race and festival that draws thousands of spectators and international talent to Pender Harbour on the May Day long weekend

The Gibsons Regatta is making a comeback.

The Sunshine Coast Volleyball Club’s U14 Girl’s team placed fifth at provincials, held April 26 to 28 in Abbotsford. In pool play the team lost its first match against Momentum.

The Sunshine Coast U15 Girls Volleyball team fought their way to victory with a straight five-game win to take the silver medal at the BC Girls Volleyball Provincials in Abbotsford on April 26 and 27.

The Sunshine Coast Bantam Rapids lacrosse team had an action-packed time at the Karsten Huth Memorial Bantam Lacrosse Tournament in Kamloops last weekend.

Drag racing gets underway on May 25 and 26 for the 20th year at the Sechelt Airport with the Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) hosting the Spring Meltdown Drag Race.