Local Sports

The BC 'AA' Boys' High School soccer Provincial Championships proved a rollercoaster ride for the Howe Sound Secondary Sounders - a ride that finished with the team in seventh place.

Quest University's flying freshman fed defeat to the visiting team on Friday night (Nov. 16). The young men's basketball team is still undefeated on their sparkling new court after thumping the Columbia Bible College Bearcats 84-75.

There is a saying, all good things must come to an end and the Squamish Cougars certainly found out the hard way last Friday night (Nov. 16) in Lumby against the Fighting Saints where the Cats played well but came up short losing 4-2.

It looked like a classic David and Goliath match-up comparing the Quest University men's basketball team to their older, bulkier rivals during warm-up on Saturday night (Nov. 10).

The Squamish Cougars gave away oil, gas and beef on "Alberta night" at Brennan Park arena Friday (Nov. 9) but they certainly had no intention of giving the game away to the Barrhead River Kings.

A group of young local eagles journeyed east last weekend, swooping down to clasp the Merritt Pee Wee Hockey Tournament trophy on Sunday (Nov. 4). The Squamish Pee Wee Rec Eagles only lost one game on the way to the final against North Delta.

Last Friday (Nov. 2), the Squamish Cougars welcomed the Vancouver Whalers into their home and almost allowed the guests to skate home with the victory. The Cats had a slow start in the first period but blew the game open in the second with six goals.

Sometimes moving up in the Howe Sound Men's Soccer League takes little more than playing a friendly game when the opposition doesn't show.

The Bantam Titans won't be able to charge into playoff contention after losing on the road 18-6 against to the Westside Warriors on Sunday (Oct. 28), but the toughest barrier to bust through still beckons.

A heated dispute between a new World Hockey Association team and franchise owners has ended in one less league rival.