Local Sports

One of the benefits of living on an island is the easy access to the water and the Bowen Island Yacht Club (BIYC) invites children and youth to make use of the beautiful summer weather and come sailing.

The Bowen Island Men's Fastpitch league has a new addition this year that makes its name slightly misleading a woman. Amy Adams, now with the Celtics, has become the first woman this century to play in the league and likely only the second ever.

Leaping through the air to chase down a frisbee while listening to the teachings of coach Joanna Quarry and junior team coach Taryn Haggerstone is just part of the routine for the group of IPS students.

The Bowen boys have done it again.For the fourth year, a Bowen Islander has won the West Vancouver Secondary School Grade 8 Male Athlete of the Year award.

As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, more and more kayakers enjoy Bowen's picturesque ocean backyard. Locals can take advantage of great Bowen kayaking on Wednesday nights after 5 p.m.

The past month has been busy for Bowen gymnasts who were doing double duty preparing for theZone 5 Championships in North Vancouver and the WesternGymnaestrada event in Nainamo last weekend.

Building on the 2012 win against the European Club Champions, Chelsea FC, and months of hard training, the Inter UBC Over-50s Football team (including Bowen Islanders John Reid, Teun Shut, John Dumbrille, Ian Radley and Harry Hubball) were on track f

This year's Aaron's Run will be held on Sunday, June 9. This annual event raises funds for the Aaron Sluggett Memorial Scholarship that is awarded by the Bowen Island Community Foundation.

The Bowen Island branch of the First Credit Union is happy to offer another bursary for this year's Bowen Island Yacht Club's summer sailing program. The bursary is available for a beginner or returning sailor from the ages seven to 15.

On January 19, a group of Bowen Sun Run clinic participants and leaders started a 13 week journey to be prepared for the Sun Run event on Sunday, April 21.