Local Sports

Seventy-two golfers between the ages of 8 and 14 descended upon Bowen Island Golf Club this week to compete in the BC Bantam and Novice Golf Championships. Eleven of those young players come from the North Shore.

Following the Loggers’ competition on Aug. 20, golfers and non-golfers are encouraged to attend the BC Bantam Provincial Golf Championships.

As far as diamonds go, this one is pretty rough-cut. But it’s still the most beautiful gem I’ve ever seen. If you passed through the Cove this weekend, it would have been hard to miss.

Last week as the regular season came to a close, the Diggers edged out the Firemen for the lead of the Bowen Island Men’s Fastpitch league.

Bruce McTaggart will represent Bowen as he rides Howe Sound’s swells during the third annual Canadian Surfski Championships this weekend.

Bowen Islander Bruce McTaggart, paddling a double surf ski with partner Ian Lowe, earned bragging rights in the gruelling Round Bowen Challenge Saturday, after the duo circumnavigated the island in just over two and a half hours.

Erratic weather on the weekend added to the drama during co-ed Bowen Island Football Club playoff action on the BICS turf.

The West Van U14 girls team the Strikers came first in their division! Over half the team is made up of Bowen Island Girls and is coached by Bowen dream team of Nils and Peter Blomberg.

The men of the Bowen Island Men’s Fastpitch League opened the 2015 softball season with all the style, silliness, and occasional grace we have come to expect in the early days of a fresh, young season.