Local Sports

Steady rainfall, persistent fog and a sloppy course made for a challenging day on the slopes Sunday at the Whister Cup alpine races at Whistler-Blackcomb.

The Level 5 open class is as good as it gets in provincial gymnastics and Milan Knight was up to the challenge.

UNBC women add two local players to roster

Charles Barton is looking for a new basketball home. The UNBC Northern Timberwolves would love to have him under their roof. Barton, a 21-year-old guard/forward from Vernon, was on the Northern Sport Centre court for a weekend identification camp.

UNBC women add two local players to roster

Ever since his introduction to judo, Mark Whalley has envisioned tying a black belt around his waist. The milestone day is drawing nearer. Whalley, a 17-year-old from the Hart Judo Academy, will test for the belt in June.

Prepare for a possible oil spill. The Rated PG RollerGirls and the Oil City Tanker Girls of Edmonton will bring the sport of roller derby back to town when they battle for wheel supremacy tonight at the Roll-A-Dome.

Michael Garteig is in Vancouver today, writing his college entrance exam. He'd much rather be up the Sunshine Coast in Powell River, preparing to host a team from Alberta next Friday in Game 1 of the Doyle Cup regional junior A hockey championship.

Todd Jordan has a new job. No, he hasn't stepped down as head coach of the UNBC Northern Timberwolves. Instead, he has added to his list of responsibilities because he has been named sideline boss of Basketball B.C.'s Under-16 boys provincial team.

The Whistler Cup course was icy, hard, and fast -- just the kind of mountain challenge Tiana Gairns likes.