Local Sports

Seventeen swimmers from the Comox Valley Aquatic Club travelled to Winnipeg March 6-10 for the annual Prairie Winter Invitational swim meet competing against clubs from five different provinces.

Sport BC has named Pam Ross its female coach-of-the-year for 2019.

An introductory course on competitive dragon boat racing is being offered April 4, 11 and 18 from 6-7:15 p.m. at the Comox Marina.

The Run and Gun Basketball League for Grade 8 and 9 boys starts next week at GP Vanier Secondary.

A world-renowned, master martial artist is coming to Courtenay to lead a spring seminar.

Sierra Murphy played middle on the senior girls team

Hayden Fieret and Dawson Fox of the Isfeld Ice senior boys basketball team have been selected to play on the North A team at the Vancouver Island Seniors Classic all-star games, April 6 at Spectrum Secondary in Victoria. Their teammate Ian Rutledge will play on the Island North B team.

The Comox Valley Kickers women beat the Meralomas Rugby Club — the defending Div. 1 B.C. women’s champions — Saturday in Cumberland.

The Comox Valley RV half marathon began at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Florence Filberg Centre.

Seventeen-year-old Will Gee, known as Whistlin’ Will at the Courtenay and District Fish & Game Club, was among the top shooters at a competition last month in Arizona.