Local Sports

The ninth annual CVEX Track n’ Trail Kids’ Fun Run attracted 58 participants on Saturday, Aug. 26.

The inaugural Maple Park 3 on 3 basketball tournament Sept. 2 was a resounding success with more than 100 boys and girls participating.

The Cowichan Valley will take centre stage next year as part of the for the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour for the 2017-2018 NHL season.

Comets GM Ryan Johnson talks about Canucks prospects that will impress at Young Stars Classic

The Comox Valley Curling Club and Gladstone Brewing Company are collaborating to form the Gladstone Friday Fun Curling League. The league is specifically for those relatively new to the great roaring game of curling, with the focus on fun, as much as it is on instruction and learning the sport.

For the past 10 weeks dedicated cyclists have sweated through Comox Valley terrain, smoke filled skies and high temperatures to prepare for the fourth annual Petite Fondo.

This is the second of a two-part column about youth soccer

This is the first of a two-part column about youth soccer

The world of athletics brings people from all walks of life together to share a common passion. Once a sport is learned, it becomes a life-long pursuit, bringing with it a healthy lifestyle, friends and camaraderie. Some young athletes among us may be left out of this valuable track of life by simply not having the funds available to access their sport of choice. Fortunately, Canadian Tire sponsors Jumpstart, a program that provides funds for young Comox Valley athletes.

Bob Reed was preparing for his swimming races three days before the start of the 2013 B.C. Seniors Games in Kamloops, as he had done year-in, year-out the past 20-some years. But this time, he suffered an angina attack while training in Courtenay.