Local Sports

The inaugural Whistler Dragon Boat Festival, June 28-29, is officially a fundraiser for the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program (WASP).

Derek Wintermans, a rider from Port Coquitlam who spends a lot of time training and racing in Whistler, recently made the jump to the national snowboardcross team for the 2009 season.

Prochazka, Miller, Buchar head to Italy

Top athletes assisted in course design

With the snowline retreating further into the alpine, Callaghan Country Wilderness adventures opened up its network of groomed trails to the cross-country development team this week with a camp running from June 1 to 8.

At league registration night on Monday, all 15 team spots in the recreational and intermediate volleyball leagues sold out, and all but one spot in the 12 team competitive league.

The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympics (VANOC) released a statement of defence on May 30 claiming that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not apply to the international sport of women’s ski jumping or the International

More than a dozen Whistler riders headed to Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast for the annual Rat Race this past weekend, which featured the provincial marathon cross-country championships and a popular downhill event.

Half Iron Triathlon a prelude to this weekend’s world championships

The first annual Whistler Dragon Boat Festival is issuing a challenge to the Whistler community to pick up paddles and get a team together.