Sports

The GP Vanier Towhees kicked off their varsity high school football season Sept. 9 by defeating Surrey's Frank Hurt Hornets 18-7.

The Comox Valley Glacier Kings open their 2011-12 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season this weekend with a home-and-away series with the Peninsula Panthers.

The annual Wooden Bat Charity Tournament, held Aug. 26-28 at Lewis Park, was a big hit.

A small contingent of Blue Devil summer swimmers headed to Victoria with coach Sam for their final swim meet of the season at the B and C championships..

If you're ready for a full night of mixed martial arts, you're ready for King of the Rock 2.

Lots of action at local golf courses

After smacking a single as a pinch hitter in his first Major League at bat on Aug. 31, Milwaukee Brewers' third baseman Taylor Green went 2-for-5, drove in a run and scored once in his first Major League starting assignment on Saturday, Sept. 3.

Watson & Ash Grabbers scored six runs in their last at bat to outscore Smokin' Woodys 23-22 in Comox Valley Men's Slo-Pitch action last week.

The Komoux Masters Real Baseball League playoffs get underway this weekend with four games at Highland Field in Comox.

British Columbia's 2011 fall rugby season is underway.