Local Sports

Special Olympics is going ahead with plans for registration for the 2021-22 season on Sept. 21 at 4:30 p.m. at SCACL offices in Sechelt. If you feel unsure about in-person attendance, you may also register by email or by snail mail.

Blue Ocean Golf Club in Sechelt held its 2021 Club Championship on Aug. 21 and 22. The weather cooperated, and although Sunday was cool and breezy, the players stayed dry. Twenty-eight contestants teed it up in four flights for the annual event.

The Chinook Swim Club in collaboration with the Orca Swim Club, Pender Harbour Dental and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) have purchased new diving blocks for the Sechelt Aquatic Centre.

Bill Sneddon of Gibsons claimed his 15th Men’s Club Championship on Aug. 15 at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club in Roberts Creek. Sneddon played in the final group with Myles Killackey and Mark Benson.

Isabella Watts is Sunshine Coast Skating Club’s (SCSC) August Skater of the Month. Isabella is nine years old and is transitioning from Starskate to Competitive Skate this year.

The smoke from fires away finally arrived on the Sunshine Coast to greet the players involved for the 2021 Sea Cavalcade tournament held at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club in Roberts Creek on the B.C. Day long weekend.

The Sunshine Disc Golf Association (SCDGA) held its third tournament of the season last weekend with 30 participants competing across three divisions at Shirley Macey Park outside Gibsons.

Congratulations to the winners in the Blue Ocean 18 Hole Ladies Golf League Championship played on Aug.

The Sunshine Coast Adult Hockey League kicked off the 2021-22 season with a drop-in scrimmage at the Gibsons & Area Community Centre on Tuesday Aug. 3. A full 26 skaters and two goalies made for a full house on the ice and some fast-paced action.

After 20 months without an event, the Sunshine Coast Equestrian Club welcomed riders and spectators back to the club arena last week for three events in five days.