Local Sports

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.

The start of the fall term at university finds Squamish triple jumper Tiffany Sprenkels far from home.

Ahh predictions - the art of having egg on your face while fans remind how wrong you were. Why would anyone want to put himself in such a position of public humiliation? Because it's hockey and that's the Canadian way.

Despite being a young team, Squamish FC is off to a solid start. After two games as the newest club in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League, the team of players aged 18 and older is tied for fourth place in the 10-team Division 2 "B.