Part 2
MAY
Roller derby was making a comeback 鈥� in the Comox Valley 鈥� with two women鈥檚 teams hard at practice.
The BC Seniors Games office opened in the Comox Valley.
The Vanier senior girls rugby team finished second at the Island championships.
Coaches from the B.C. Lions and SFU led the annual Comox Valley Raiders youth football camp.
The Comox Valley Sports & Social Club鈥檚 spring programs were underway.
The Evolution U17 girls rep soccer team won the Island Cup.
The 16U Strikers girls volleyball team won the Island championship.
Two local rinks competed in the Pacific Cup international bonspiel in Richmond.
JUNE
The Parksville Royals baseball team of the B.C. Premier League, featuring several local players, won a pair of games at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver.
Thyssen de Goede and Kelsey Tufnail were inducted into G.P. Vanier鈥檚 Sports Wall of Fame.
Lacrosse and minor hockey stalwart Karver Everson was drafted by the Jr. A North American Hockey League Dawson Creek Rage.
Happy鈥檚 Source for Sports Indians defended their Master鈥檚 baseball Yew Bat tourney championship.
Greg Koster won the B.C. Men鈥檚 Mid-Island Amateur golf championship.
The Vanier Towhees senior boys rugby team finished fifth at the B.C.s.
Organizers announced the Kokanee Classic men鈥檚 fastball tournament had been cancelled.
Light-heavyweight pro boxer Kevin Reynolds was considering retirement after being repeatedly passed over for a Canadian title shot.
19 Wing men鈥檚 volleyball team was named Air Command Team of the Year.
JULY
The WHL Saskatoon Blades signed 2009 fourth round WHL bantam draft pick Adam Todd, a 16-year-old goaltender, to an education contract.
Comox Valley Wild minor lacrosse teams ended their seasons with silver and bronze medals at the provincial championships.
Mike Fraser won the BC Hockey Development Award.
Garrett Halls was invited to the WHL Edmonton Oil Kings rookie camp.
Logan Yanick was the hometown favourite when Crown Isle hosted the B.C. boys junior golf championships.
Jet-engine Armageddon, a mini funny car, entertained race fans at Saratoga Speedway.
AUGUST
The Comox Valley Yankees finished second at the National Oldtimers Baseball Championships in Burnaby.
Taylor Green was punishing pitchers in the AA Southern League as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers鈥� affiliate Huntsville Stars.
Downhill skateboarders gathered on the Strathcona Parkway to attempt a world speed record.
Skateboarders, not the speed demon kind, impressed the judges with their best moves at the annual Aidan Acton Memorial Skate Comp.
Pallino Necklace emerged victorious at the annual Bocce Bash.
Long distance specialist Cam Levins set a record at the Nautical Days 4-Mile Foot Race in Comox, eclipsing his own course best while winning the event for the third straight year.
