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Jump jam, team race, and slopestyle confirmed

First year team earns win in first game of season

The Whistler Outdoor Volleyball Association (WOVA) spiked the 2007 season last week with the Bloody Rippers taking the recreational championship title on Monday, and the Sandy Beavers topping the intermediate league on Wednesday. The Keg G.T.

The Whistler Women’s Hockey League is looking for a minimum of 20 players to round out their rosters this winter, and are hosting a draft on Thursday, Sept. 13.

The Canadian Snowboard Team has been active through the summer, with on-snow camps in Whistler in the spring, dryland training through the early summer, and trips south of the equator to train on snow through July and August.

49 riders take part in three-day epic

Canadian skiers topped the podium in a pair of races in South America this past week. At La Parva, Chile, Sherry Lawrence of Calgary placed first in the South American Cup downhill on Wednesday, Aug.

Chainless downhill wraps up six-race series

Bike, run and adventure races throughout September

After more than 100 hours of racing, the final of the XPD adventure race in Australia was secured by a communications error. In last week’s Pique we said Team DART-nuun, which has Sea to Sky racer Jen Segger-Gigg on its roster, placed third.