Local Sports

Tired but undaunted after more than 500 kilometres of high-quality mountain biking, about 450 bikers gritted it out on Friday (July 4) in the corridor's beautiful but challenging trails to cap the second annual B.C. Bike Race.

The 11th annual Squamish Triathlon - A Memorial to Bob McIntosh is set to dive into Alice Lake on Sunday (July 13), and there are still openings left for competitors.

The Squamish Mountain Festival will honour climbers of the past and present with an award named in honour of one of the pioneers of Squamish climbing.

The Squamish Wolf Pack started to gather by the summer solstice moon as the first four members of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League (PIJHL) expansion team were signed this past weekend.

Team Squamish downhiller Miranda Miller fell slightly short of her podium goal at the World Mountain Bike Championships in Val di Sole, Italy, placing fourth behind a strong lineup of French Junior riders on Saturday (June 21).

Records shattered against the North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal anvil as Max Plaxton and Wendy Simms improved the best men's and women's times by a whopping 18 minutes collectively.

It will be all hands on deck during the next two weeks as the crew of the Squamish-based Red Heather embarks on a 2,308-nautical-mile race from Victoria to the Hawaiian island of Maui on Sunday (June 22).

The records kept smashing after the Test of Metal as Mad March Racing coach and World Masters champion Shaums March tore 27 seconds off the Rock Star Downhill Invitational Race's best time in Valleycliffe on Sunday (June 15).

In one doubleheader, the weather was against the Squamish All-Star fast pitch team; in the other, the locals were defeated by superior firepower and defence.

Over 170 local riders conquered the North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal on Saturday (June 14), many earning personal bests and reaching the podiums at the top of their categories.