Local Sports

The Sovereign Lake Ski club of Vernon hosted a record-breaking Midget Championsips this month. Thirteen athletes from the Strathcona Nordic Ski club, ages nine to 12 years, competed against 250 athletes from B.C. and Washington. The fun event was designed to give this age group a variety of racing format opportunities.

Ice still in hunt for coveted third spot

Vanier’s senior girls basketball team has had an amazing season — but it’s not over yet.

The Comox Valley Glacier Kings are in the final week of the 2018/19 VIJHL season.

Seventeen members of the Strathcona Nordic Ski Club brought home medals and top-10 results at the Western Canadian Championships in Kelowna — which attracts over 500 of the most competitive cross country ski racers from across western Canada and the western U.S.

Oak Bay, Nanaimo, Ladysmith and Victoria host Island championships this weekend

On Feb. 1 and 2, the joint senior girls basketball team comprised of école Au-coeur-de-l’île (ACDI) and Highland Secondary players hosted an invitational basketball tournament.

The Highland Raiders junior girls basketball team placed fifth at the Island championship at Belmont Secondary in Langford on the weekend.

Ladysmith hosts Island championship this weekend

Graham Forsyth of the Comox Valley Road Runners was the top local runner at the Cobble Hill 10k — the second event in the Vancouver Island Race Series — running 36:19 for fifth-place in his age group. Jonathan Noel was 20 seconds behind for sixth in the same age group. The top local woman was once again Aislinn Deenihan, finishing in 42:08 for fourth in her age group.