Local Sports

It's nice to be able to win one game in five and still be in first place by a mile. The Heli-Riggen Flyers are thankful for their cushion atop the standings of the Howe Sound Men's Hockey League. Until Sunday's game, the Flyers were in a slump.

They played with heart all season long, but the Howe Sound Secondary School senior boys' basketball team's year is over.

For December and January, the grass pitches at Brennan Park were covered in a frozen white blanket of snow. But with the help of some sunshine, the second half of the Howe Sound Men's Soccer League is now under way, and the players are ready to play.

The road trip is over and Kevin Schellenberg has a silver medal to remind him of his trip of a lifetime to New Zealand.

Dan Trevisan wants to satisfy the golf junkies, golf nuts, and golf addicts in this town.

The Sea to Sky Midget Hawks ended regular league play with two wins. On Wednesday, Jan. 28 the Hawks shut down Hollyburn with a 3-2 win. Troy McLean, Jason McClean and Nick Johnston scored Hawks goals.

Aleisha Cline has been addicted for a while. Not to the bright lights and big image that comes with being a professional skier, but with the sport of skiing itself. "I'm just a skiercross racer, I'm not a rock star," says Aleisha Cline.

The 2003/04 Howe Sound Men's Hockey League season has seen numerous fast, tight-checking games so far this season and play is only getting better.

The Sea To Sky Midget Hawks played back-to-back games in Vancouver on Sunday (Jan. 25). In the morning they were up against the Seattle Snokings at the Great Pacific Forum. The Snokings ended up scoring in the third period to win 1-0 over the Hawks.

All those who thought that Tolkien only wrote fantasy, beware. The ORCs are coming. When the new position of Outdoor Recreation Co-ordinator (ORC) was proposed, a few warning bells went off in my head. Outdoor Recreation Co-ordinator.