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Bowen athlete takes top honours

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.

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.

Congratulations to this year's winner, Elliott Beamer, who follows in the footsteps of Charlie Welsh (2012), Finn Morales (2011) and Jack DeSante (2010). Eighth grader Calum Cole was also nominated. Elliott and Calum are off to a great start in their high school athletic careers.

Several other young men were nominated for Athlete of the Year award in their respective grades: Charlie Welsh and Grady Huskisson (Grade 9), Finn Morales (Grade 10) and Jack Welsh (Grade 11).

Congratulations to all the boys, but especially to Elliott, for keeping the streak alive!

Last week, the WVSS Senior Boys' Rugby team competed in the BC Rugby Union Secondary School Provincial Tournament in Abbotsford, ending the tourney with an impressive fifth place finish. Among the team are the so-called Bowen Brothers: Malcolm McEachern, Finn Morales, Jack Welsh, Ayden Radley, Niko Blomberg, Charlie Welsh, Jamie Frost, Jonas Blomberg and Coby Derban. Congratulation to you all.