Local Sports

Come one, come all to the forest of Seal Bay where Christmas sounds of sleigh bells, songs, and Santa’s ho-ho-ho will ring loud and clear as the Comox Valley Road Runners once again host the annual Jingle Bell Charity Fun Run for the Comox Valley Food Bank on Sunday, Dec. 1.

The Comox Valley United Soccer League Div. 2 men’s team is hosting its third annual Tom Butcher Memorial Indoor Tournament, Dec. 20-22 at the 19 Wing base gym.

Comox Valley United continued to roll into the half-way mark of the Vancouver Island Soccer League season with an 8-0 record.

The MOWI Riptide soccer program started last weekend Friday night at Merle Logan in Nanaimo, where the U14 girls played the U14 Storm. The game was 1-1 at the half, but the Storm prevailed 3-1 in the end.

It is an exciting time for women in sports, with the number of female athletes at the Olympic Games approaching 50 per cent. Here in the Valley, there are two local women’s hockey teams and a 55+ team that open the door for female empowerment through sport.

Gaglardi Academy’s senior boys’ volleyball team has had an exceptional season this year. For the first time in the school’s history, their team earned a spot in the 2019 ‘A’ Volleyball Provincials tournament.

Valley Gurls – a fundraiser for the Comox Valley Kickers Rugby Club — featured the best queens of Vancouver Island: Victoria’s Sinder Star, Nanaimo’s Divine Intervention and Comox Valley’s very own Amanda Luv.

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Hundreds of athletes, parents, spectators and supporter are expected at the Biathlon Provincial Championships, which the Vancouver Island Biathlon Club hosts Feb. 28-March 1 at Mount Washington.

Team still looking for that elusive first win of the season