Local Sports

Bowen Island co-ed soccer league's fifth season came to an end recently with a tournament on the turf field. The season had 10 teams of 10 players, the largest pool of teams and players yet.

We do this for the love of the game! There was a great turn out at Sunday's Soccerfest when 200 kids celebrated the Bowen Island Football Club soccer season wrap up.

Sunday, June 12 is an opportunity to celebrate Aaron Sluggett's life and support an endowment fund that ensures that selected Bowen graduates have a head start in university tuition fees.

BICS athletes were part of the 50-member BICS track and field team who headed over to the district track meet at West Van Secondary on Tuesday morning, May 31.

In partnership with BC Sailing, the Bowen Island Yacht Club will be offering summer sailing camp for kids aged 6 to 10.

A muddy West Vancouver Secondary School ultimate team cheers for the Sentinel Secondary Spartans at the North Vancouver District ultimate tournament last Friday.

Some people unwind by painting, or writing or playing music. I unwind by, well, winding up. I run. Counter-intuitive you say? How can one relax by expending energy? Try it. You may not embrace this same sentiment the first time out.

Last weekend, in the Gordon Head Soccer Jamboree held near the University of Victoria the West Vancouver Fury swept aside the opposition winning all four games and not allowing a single goal.

Last Sunday after 13 weeks of training a group, of "fitter than they were before" Islanders participated in the Vancouver Sun Run. With more than 49,000 competitors, the Sun Run is one of the largest 10km road races in North America.

Last Saturday the Bowen FC U15 boys team played their final game of the season, squaring off against the Kerrisdale Vipers in the Silver Commonwealth Cup final.