Local Sports

More than 2,500 soccer players, fans and volunteers invaded Centennial Fields last weekend (April 24-25) to take part in the fun and competition of the 28th annual Soccer Fest - one of Squamish's largest sporting events.

I'm a dog lover, I admit it. I will go out of my way to pet a dog and have been sometimes known to carry doggie treats in my pocket, so this article is definitely biased. Deal with it.

It was a reversal of fortunes for two teams in the playoffs this year as the Heli-Riggen Flyers knocked off the Lil' Enzo's Red Wings in five games to win the championship cup.

All that time spent on the driving range bashing balls and fine-tuning every aspect of his game has paid off for local golfer Bryon Thom.

Barring a miracle, it looks like the Heli-Riggen Flyers of the Howe Sound Men's Hockey League will take the 2004 playoff championships.

The storm is over for the Squamish Thunder.

The Whistler-Squamish rivalry will be kicked into high gear on the soccer pitch on Saturday afternoon (April 17), as the N&B Construction/ Cardinal Concrete Squamish Thunder take on Whistler's Team Amsterdam in the championship final of the Howe Soun

Interest in Squamish's first-ever adventure race has been gradually increasing as the event nears its May 1 start date.

It'll be a rematch of last year's championship final in the Howe Sound Men's Hockey League, as the Heli-Riggen Flyers take on the Lil' Enzo's Red Wings for the title.

With the state of today's National Hockey League embroiled in uncertainty and controversy, fans can be thankful that there is a lighter side of the game - a side that's less serious, less business-like and less violent.