Local Sports

Adam McKillican of the Comox Valley has joined the ranks of ball players from the University of British Columbia who have been drafted by a Major League Baseball club. Last summer, the 6鈥�5鈥� pitcher signed a free agent deal with the Texas Rangers.

The junior A league experimented with the system at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack in October

The Comox Valley Raiders midget football team squared off with North Surrey at the B.C. nine-man championship final, Saturday, Dec. 4 in Langley.

The Isfeld Ice senior boys basketball team defeated Nanaimo鈥檚 John Barsby Secondary 102-66 in its first league game of the season, Tuesday at Isfeld Secondary. The visitors kept the game tight in the first quarter, which ended 19-18 in favour of Isfeld, but the home side took over in the second to take a 46-30 lead into the half.

The Isfeld Ice senior boys basketball team played in their first tournament, the Royal Bay Gravel Pit Classic, on the weekend in Victoria.

Representing G.P. Vanier and Mark R. Isfeld high schools, 10 Comox Valley Sharks swimmers competed at the BC School Sports Provincial Championships in Richmond on the Nov. 19/20 weekend.

Dannielle Goulet has officially entered the ranks of professional bodybuilding.

The Comox Valley Minor Hockey Association is helping Campbell River while union workers strike at the Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex.

The league is shifting to regional matchups with travel still hindered province wide

Waverley Cumberland 8th Annual Amateur Table Tennis Championships take place this Saturday, Dec. 4