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Gibsons sailor places second in Southern Straits

Gibsons sailor places second in Southern Straits

Did you happen to see 80 sailboats out in the Strait of Georgia over the Easter weekend? Gibsons sailor Marc Soprovich, skipper of Sunshine, recently placed second on the Short Course in the West Vancouver Yacht Club’s 51st annual Southern Straits re
Coast volleyball team gets sixth place at provincials

Coast volleyball team gets sixth place at provincials

The Sunshine Coast Volleyball Club’s (SCVC) U17 team finished their successful season with a great performance at the BC Club Provincials on the weekend at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
Coasters complete first known ‘Ferry to Ferry’ trail run

Coasters complete first known ‘Ferry to Ferry’ trail run

For those wondering how long it takes to get from one ferry terminal to the other by foot and mostly through forest, now there is a time to beat.
Local paintballers lead the charge in Surrey

Local paintballers lead the charge in Surrey

The Sunshine Coast’s Common Rabble paintball team helped pull off something no other team in the province has done in more than a decade Six members of the team were in Surrey April 7 to compete in a tournament where the Sunshine Coasters were nomina
TRU recruits Coast grad

TRU recruits Coast grad

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops has announced Elan Kimpton-Cuellar of Roberts Creek as their second high school recruit for the 2019-20 Canada West men’s basketball season.
Squash Association holds end-of-year tournament

Squash Association holds end-of-year tournament

This past weekend, the Sunshine Coast Squash Association celebrated its end-of-year Graham Wallis Memorial Tournament with 26 participants. The atmosphere was fun, and the competition fierce.
Rugby: Chatelech girls host Sevens jamboree

Rugby: Chatelech girls host Sevens jamboree

The Chatelech Girls’ Rugby Team hosted a Sevens jamboree on Wednesday, April 10 in front of an appreciative home crowd, with teams from Handsworth, Rockridge, West Vancouver and Windsor Secondary Schools crossing Howe Sound for a full afternoon of sp
Nine-year-old rifle shooter ‘one to watch’

Nine-year-old rifle shooter ‘one to watch’

Her goal was to earn a bronze badge before she turned nine years old and Emma Kingsley did it with a week to spare.
Skating Club members compete at SuperSeries

Skating Club members compete at SuperSeries

The Sunshine Coast Skating Club had 14 of their STAR/Competitive skaters attend the 2019 BC/YT Section SuperSeries Vancouver Island competition, April 5 to 7, in Parksville.
Dinks in the kitchen expected at pickleball tourneys

Dinks in the kitchen expected at pickleball tourneys

No more ice in Gibsons means lots more pickleball for those on the Coast enamoured with the paddle sport that combines elements of badminton and tennis.