Shooting a 61 last year at Crown Isle — a single stroke off the course record — was the impetus Graeme Nelson needed to carry on as a serious golfer. The 24-year-old Courtenay resident, who turned pro in January, is attempting to qualify for the PGA Tour Canada.

Some of Vancouver Island’s best downhill mountain bikers will descend – quite literally – on the Comox Valley on Sunday, April 30. That’s when the United Riders of Cumberland (UROC) are hosting the Cumberland Dodge City DH, the only downhill race of the 2017 Island Cup Series.

Oklahoma Christian freshman Abigail Rigsby was named Thursday to the All-Heartland Conference women’s golf second-team honour list.

Roller derby is back in the Comox Valley this week.

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Bodyslams, dropkicks and high-flying excitement will take over the K’omoks Band Hall (3320 Comox Rd, Courtenay) on Saturday, April 29 as an all-ages PWA Live Pro Wrestling event comes to town.

Efforts are being made to resurrect slopitch in the Comox Valley for those on the far side of 55.

He can hit a golf shot while balancing on a hockey skate, sitting in a chair or standing backwards. Or, for those willing to hold a tee between their teeth, from a person’s face.

Support the Cumberland Forest Society and rub shoulders with the Royal LePage Snow to Surf racers at the combined fundraiser and package pick-up, Saturday, April 22 at the Cumberland Recreational Institute, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Aleasha Wiebe has been selected to represent Canada in July at the 2017 BMX World Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina.