Local Sports

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the Comox Valley Raiders bantam football team (5-1) took on the Cowichan Bulldogs (3-2-1) in a battle to lock-up a playoff spot.

Midfielder Camryn Curts scored a goal and keeper Danielle Robertson allowed just one in a 6-1 Thompson Rivers University win over the University of Winnipeg Wesmen, Saturday in Kamloops in Canada West women鈥檚 soccer action.

The U15 Wildfire girls select soccer team is off to a strong start this season, gelling as a team.

Demanding school workloads combined with heavy training and competition schedules makes it difficult for student athletes to keep pace and fulfill their dreams.

The Comox Valley Triathlon Club is holding its Annual General Meeting on Sunday, Oct. 21 in the Salish Room at the Lewis Centre in Courtenay.

Less than 50 spaces remain in the 14th annual Perseverance Trail Run, Oct. 28 in Cumberland.

The midget Raiders employed an old school, smash mouth, knock-em-down, drag-em-out mentality to overcome the powerhouse two-time defending provincial champion White Rock Football Club, Sunday at Bill Moore Park in Courtenay. The score was 18-12.

From the onset, even before the Friends of Harry Manson legally acquired and registered ownership of the Grand Challenge Cup of the Nanaimo Football Association - 1891, the group was unanimously resolved to having this historically significant artifact restored to its former glory, finding a home for the trophy where it would be accessible to the general public, and most importantly, to breathe some life back into the Cup by reviving its raison d鈥檈tre, and to once again have it competed for on a

The Marine Harvest Riptide U18 boys defeated the U17 Juan De Fuca boys team on the Thanksgiving weekend.

Saratoga Speedway action featured drag racing Oct. 6.