Local Sports

Strong showing for locals claiming third overall male and female spots

World Association of Kickboxing Organizations

Sunshine Coast Trail Series

Powell River hosts an annual men’s ice hockey tournament at the end of the hockey season.

The BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s Run is this Sunday, April 7. Over 600 runners and walkers will be participating. Late registration happens Saturday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at PaceSetter Athletic and Sunday 7:45 to 8:45 a.m.

After seven years of growth, the Gibsons Grind Gran Fondo has been cancelled due to safety concerns, with no firm plans for resurrection. “I work with a number of people who used to ride it,” said Larry Reid, one of the event’s founders.

On other days they are flimsy plastic beach buckets, but on Monday they were vital transportation vessels occupied by aquatic invertebrates ready to be ferried back to the wilds of Howe Sound.

The BMO Sunshine Coast April Fool’s Run is gearing up for its 42nd edition on Sunday, April 7. Registration is accepted online through Wednesday, April 3 and in person during package pickup on April 4, 6 and 7.

Ski and Snowboard Provincials took place from March 4 to 6 in Smithers. Evelyn Klassen from the Chatelech Ski and Snowboard Team earned a berth in the Snowboarding Girls category and participated in giant slalom and snowboard cross.

The Sunshine Coast Boxing Club’s Angela Cantarutti will box at this year’s Canadian Championships in the 119-pound Elite category.