Joyce Lindemulder says ‘resistance is never futile’

Sienna Stigant of the Comox Valley won a Canada Summer Games gold medal with the B.C. women’s team that won the inaugural rugby sevens tournament at the multi-sport event in Niagara, Ont.

Temwa Mtawali of the Comox Valley was part of the B.C. boys basketball team that won a silver medal at the Canada Summer Games in Niagara. In its only defeat, the team lost 81-70 to Ontario in the gold medal game Saturday, Aug. 13.

A quartet of locals are among 51 athletes named to the Canadian team to race in the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships from Aug. 24-28 in Les Gets, France. Cycling Canada says the event is the biggest of the season on the Cross-Country (XCO) and Downhill (DH) calendar.

The Alberni Valley played host to the 2022 wakeboard and wakeskate provincials

Gary Marcus Trucking and Courtenay Auto teamed up to sponsor a major event Saturday at Saratoga Speedway when the Ace Brewing Bombers raced for over $12,000 in cash and prizes. The race featured the highest Bomber car-count in years as 18 racers qualified and left it all on the track.

Dane Kerluck also competed at Canada Cup Race in Saskatchewan this month

B.C. summer club swimming returned for the Comox Valley Blue Devils after a two-year COVID shutdown, culminating in the Vancouver Island regional championships Aug. 5-7 at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. Thirteen of 18 Blue Devil swimmers won medals.

Pat Monsigneur

Perfect conditions greeted 120 golfers at the 2022 Men’s Tillicum on the weekend at Sunnydale Golf Club in Courtenay. Players from all over Vancouver Island welcomed the two-day blend of team and individual competition.