Local Sports

Squamish curling is not around the bend, it's rock hard and happening right now in full... well, in full curl.Eight teams and thirty-two women took to the ice on Tuesday night (Oct. 16) to hurry hard during an early round in ladies league play.

It took the loss of two starting forwards, but Squamish FC's undefeated record is still intact after a frustrating draw against Signmaster on Saturday (Oct. 13) at Brennan Park.

Squamish's Maëlle Ricker is one of the best snowboardcross athletes in the world. For years, Ricker competed in both the halfpipe and snowboardcross, but has narrowed her focus this season.

Local foosball star Moya Tielens is once again on top of the Worlds.Battling pain from a shoulder injury, Tielens won both the women's singles and doubles at the United States Table Soccer Association World Championships in Las Vegas last month.

The Bantam Titans braved a massive black sea of Richmond Raiders on Monday (Oct.

Thanksgiving may have cut Squamish FC's roster short, but it didn't slow their attack against B United during the Vancouver Metro Soccer League away game Saturday (Oct. 6).

Neil [email protected] The Bantam Titans know what it's like to battle in the trenches, both on the field and in the standings.

The field was drenched, the ball had a bite and the opposing team was what's called "tough" in the soccer world - not necessarily dirty, but extremely physical. Despite the hostile terrain at Brennan Park on Saturday (Sept.

The 2007 Cheakamus Challenge did not disappoint eager masochists. Athletes were treated to 2,000 metres of leg-melting vertical over 71 kilometres of undulating terrain from Squamish to Whistler last Saturday (Sept. 22).

Shoulders dropped and lungs prepared to heave as 12 Squamish Nation paddles grazed the water at the starting line of the regatta held as part of the oceanfront celebrations Saturday (Sept. 22). And then they were gone. The Mt.