Local Sports

The Comox Paddlers Club invites fellow paddlers to attend the next meeting on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Lion’s Den in Comox (1729 Comox Ave. - lower level, entrance of Nordin Street).

Mount Washington welcomed 120 athletes from the coast zone — including Whistler, Grouse, Cypress, Mt. Seymour and Sasquatch — Jan. 21 and 22 to race giant slalom and slalom in the Teck U14 Zone Series Race.

From the hospital bed to the rugby pitch: The story of James Dubois

Comox Valley Road Runners athlete Tom Munro got his start in running by attending the CVRR’s 5K Running Clinic in his 60s. His first road race was the Pioneer 8K in 2009. This is the first race of eight in the annual Vancouver Island Race Series. Over 14 years later Munro, now 81, is still ‘toeing the start line’ in the VI Race Series.

The host Isfeld Secondary won the junior girls Ice Invitational basketball team on the weekend.

Connor Bedard finished with six shots on goal

For the second time, Daniel Gilfillan of the Comox Valley has qualified for the youth world biathlon championships.

Club volleyball has been re-ignited in the Comox Valley and Campbell River after being sidelined by the COVID pandemic.

The Highland senior girls basketball team has had a solid start to the season, winning 11 games and losing only two.

The GP Vanier senior boys basketball team was in tough Tuesday at home against Dover Bay Secondary, the top-ranked triple A team in B.C.