Local Sports

The Upper Island Riptide soccer program began pre-season team training on the Labour Day weekend in Campbell River. Willow Point Park was the sight of more than 100 players preparing for 2019/20 season.

Comox ladies Tuesday morning golf has 22 ladies tee off Sept. 3:

Members of the CV Swimfit group travelled to Qualicum Beach to take part in the One Mile Ocean Swim. The Qualicum Ocean Mile swim has been around for over sixty years. Conditions were not ideal with a heavy chop in the water and cold water conditions. Glen Christiansen and Dave Semple won their age group and Barry Graham won the oldest swimmer at a young age of 79.

Courtenay Fish and Game hosted the Single Action Shooting Society Canadian Championships

The U18 Riptide girls soccer team continued pre-season training and team building with a three-day session in Powell River over the long weekend.

Chloe Gummer and Justine McMahon are again expected play pivotal roles this season for the VIU Mariners women鈥檚 soccer team.

As her teams enters the 2019 season, Danielle Robertson says the women鈥檚 soccer program is the strongest she鈥檚 seen in her three years at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.

Comox ladies Tuesday morning golf has 22 ladies tee off Sept. 3:

A Courtenay team won a division at the NSA Canada Co-ed World Series Slopitch Championships on the Labour Day weekend in Kamloops.

During a coaching excursion to France, Shel Brodsgaard caught a glimpse of training sessions conducted at one of the world鈥檚 top professional soccer clubs.