Sports

The Comox Valley Special Olympics swim team recently hosted a swim meet with teams from Port Alberni, Oceanside, Cowichan Valley and Powell River competing.

Sixteen people from the Comox Valley Skating Club, including coach Dawn Ladret, seven skaters along with several parents and family members, travelled to Cranbrook last week for the Pacific STARSkate Provincial Figure Skating Championships.

The Canadian Yachting Association Rolex Awards Night was a rewarding time for Rob Douglas, who was named 2010 Coach of the Year.

Grade 8 and 9 basketball players in the Comox Valley are advised that North Island Basketball BC elite camps will be held in April.

Spring is arriving, and that means Thunderball Basketball for Grade 4 to 7 boys and girls is coming up. The Thunderball league has over 20 years of tradition that includes almost 40 coaches every year. Many of the coaches are G.P Vanier high school students who look forward to working with their younger counterparts and enhancing their skill in this worldly game. There are parents who help as well, and students from our other high schools will coach.

The big names battled it out at the Comox Valley Half Marathon on Sunday, March 20, with Simon Whitfield talking first place by a margin of three seconds.

The electrifying clink of heavy metal to ice and the deafening roars of 110,000 fans heralded the unmistakable return of Red Bull Crashed Ice to its roots in Quebec City for the 2011 World Championship season closer on Saturday, March 19.

This weekend you can end your winter "with a spring" by skiing the Loppet.

First, they were first. Finally, they were second. That was the shocking finish for the Vancouver Island University Mariners women's volleyball team at the CCAA championships, March 10-12 in Saint John, N.B.