Sports

It was a ‘hellish’ week for the Blue Devils Summer Swim Club recently as they had some rather challenging work-outs together with lots of fun activities such as beach boot camp, hikes, paintball and a private showing of Harry Potter, finishing up with the traditional pancake breakfast.

Sam Kreeger of the Comox Valley Kickers is in Calgary for the 2011 Rugby Canada National Championships as a member of the B.C. women's U18 team.

The Mariners won both games this past week to run their Men's Slo-Pitch League Tier 1 record to 7-0. They won easily 12-2 against Applesauced and smoked the Heaters 20-9.

The 2011 Dove Creek Omnium had a total of 56 riders in the four categories lined up for the three events.

When the Courtenay Imports showed up in Kamloops for the B.C. Day long weekend they knew two things; it was going to be hot and that fun was about to be had.

The family that boxes together stays together – in the B.C. Amateur Boxing Association Hall of Fame. The Boyce family – dad Walter along with sons Tommy, Wayne and Gerald – were among the 2011 inductees welcomed to the sweet science shrine on July 31.

Making decisions about the eating qualities of one species of salmon over another is somewhat like trying to make up your mind about what kind of wine you prefer. Both wine and salmon are delicious and high on the preference scale of most discerning folks, so it really boils down to what is best according to your personal taste buds.

The morning of Aug. 12 was bright and beautiful for Jim Gillis when he teed off at the Comox Golf Club, never realizing he would score the second hole in one of his career at the 120-yard 14th hole.

The Comox Valley Aquatic Club Sharks are gearing up to start another season under the guidance of head coach Albert Burgund.

When it comes to being inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame, Tommy Boyce has some heavy hitters in his corner.