Local Sports

Over 1,300 athletes gathered in Brandon, Man., last week to compete in the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games and Squamish sent five proud on a quest for five-pin bowling glory.

Jane Emerick [email protected] A young hockey player has taken the first step towards his dream of playing in the NHL and following in the path of other greats by competing in the 17th annual Brick Super Novice Invitational Tournament.

Three victorious Squamish Nation teens who competed on Team B.C. at the 2006 North American Indigenous Games in Denver have returned triumphant to the Valley with two gold medals - and one more to come in the mail.

Kiteboarding is flying high with a planned Squamish site expansion combined with growing business opportunities and increased user numbers.

Jane Emerick [email protected] From the teens to the mini-metalers to the BMXs to winning locals this year's North Shore Credit Union Test of Metal Festival set a new standard for future events.

Jane Emerick [email protected] For Neal Kindree, it was the "biggest win" of his life and to his sister, Meghan, it was a win that was six years in the making.

Jane Emerick jemerick@squamishchief.

Despite its smaller size and the fact it has no senior students Don Ross Secondary was able to outshine high schools from around the province last weekend in Whistler, securing the mountain biking provincial title for the fifth time in six years.

Alex Cairns may look like the other athletes on the Don Ross Secondary mountain bike team, but there is one inherent difference between the 14-year-old and the rest of the boys he is competing against.

From the men's league to the recently revived women's league, to locals representing Canada in the sport, fastball in Squamish is in full swing.