Local Sports

There were plenty of puddles to jump at the third year of the ultramarathon Puddle Jumper Classic in Roberts Creek. Runners from as far away as Scotland visited the Sunshine Coast for the weekend to run either 25k or 50k.

Last Sunday marked the sixth annual Arena Bowl Pickleball Challenge at Gibsons Community Centre. The Sunshine Coast Pickleball Association’s tournament once again featured the talents of several of its 200+ members.

Youth on the Sunshine Coast who may have found golf inaccessible will now have an opportunity to start playing a game they can enjoy for a lifetime.

Roberts Creeker Devon May has earned her first international gold medal since joining the pro beach volleyball circuit earlier this season.

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.