Sports

Last week I joined Wally Nowak and several members of the Comox Fly Fishers who were spending their mornings at the BCWF Vancouver Island Zone Kids Camp at the Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association (CDFGPA) where they were teaching the skills of fly tying and casting to children.

Summer may have decided to take the year off, but there definitely will be heat in the Comox Valley this summer. Compton Sports Training Systems of Victoria is holding a HEAT (High

Full Throttle Fight Night 3-Redemption, hosted by the Comox Valley Boxing Club, was a huge success and ran like a Swiss watch.

Other than an early season hip flexor injury, 16-year-old Amanda Wakeling has had a strong 2011 season racing on her cross-country mountain bike.

Some of the hiccups Sunday at Lewis Park were coming from the field, not just the refreshment garden. That's because there were a few upsets as the Comox Valley Mixed Slo-Pitch League playoffs wrapped up another busy season.

Elite Athletics is presenting a Max Speed Soccer Camp on Aug. 15-17.

It was a rainy weekend for 33 Blue Devil Summer Swimmers as they competed in the Campbell River Salmon Kings Invitational. In spite of the liquid sunshine their spirits were not dampened as keeping with traditon families camped and enjoyed the ambiance of the team, especially the lip sync competition at the end of Saturday's races for the coveted Elvis Trophy.

After a two-year break from hosting the event, the Bearclaw Invitational Slopestyle returns with a vengeance to Vancouver Island's Mount Washington Alpine Resort on Aug. 5-6. The world's best freeride mountain bikers have been personally selected by Berrecloth to compete on his signature course, on his home turf, and in front of his home crowd.

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