Local Sports

The Comox Valley Kickers women鈥檚 rugby team suffered a tough losss to the Westshore Valkyries, Saturday in Victoria.

Comox Valley striker Chloe Gummer of the VIU Mariners women鈥檚 soccer team scored the game-winning goal in the final of the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PacWest) championship. The team defended its provincial collegiate title with a 6-1 win over the Capilano Blues, Oct. 26 in Burnaby.

The Comox Valley Fly Fishers is presenting an evening with noted fly fisherman, Phil Rowley Tuesday, Nov. 5 at the Native Sons Hall.

The Comox Valley United Soccer Club is thrilled to have its very own Nolan Wirth, goalkeeper for Pacific FC, visit this weekend for the fall house windup.

The MOWI Riptide kicked off last weekend with a three-team field trip to Powell River for training on Friday.

The Comox Valley peewee Tier 1 Chiefs hosted a 鈥淧ink the Rink鈥� Hockey Tournament on Thanksgiving weekend. Participants came from Campbell River to Victoria, and the Sunshine Coast and Ridge Meadows. After each game, an MVP award (pink socks) was given to each team鈥檚 best player, as well as a 鈥淒igger Award鈥� (pink puck) for each team鈥檚 hardest worker.

Comox-raised Logan Nijhoff, a member of the Regina Pats in the Western Hockey League, scored a goal in the 2019 WHL Prairie Classic outdoor game, Oct. 27 in Regina, Sask.

Comox teenager Zara Nybo won a pair of gold medals at the world powerlifting championships, Friday, Oct. 25 in Limerick, Ireland.

Halloween activities entertained young and not so young at Saratoga Speedway last weekend. Goblins, ghouls and even Mario Kart characters frolicked in the Autumn air while being involved in costume contests, pumpkin carving, car racing and car bashings. Yes, car bashings by three of the race classes, Crash to Pass, Figure 8s and Mad Max Extreme racing. As well, fans were surprised as the scary Bombers competed while haunted on the race oval by a lone long curly haired wolf in a modified racer.

Roz Smith of the Comox Valley Road Runners ran three hours, 52 minutes at the Oct. 13 Victoria Marathon to win the women鈥檚 70-74 category and set a course record for her age group. She also set a national record, albeit unofficial, as she has yet to complete an application for the record time.