Local Sports

The Whistler Secondary Storm senior girls volleyball team battled its way in the provincial A Championships in Castlegar last weekend, after beating several teams from Vancouver in zone competition.

Solid weekend for Canadian team After a disappointing start to the season, the Canadians hit their stride last weekend with both the men’s and women’s teams landing solid results in Lake Louise and Park City.

Skate skiing is a lot more challenging than it looks – fall out of rhythm and you could wind up doing the splits. It’s also one of the most intense aerobic sports you can do, burning more than 800 calories an hour.

While Erik Guay’s second place finish in last Saturday’s Lake Louise World Cup downhill was applauded by ski racing fans across the country, some members of the powerful Austrian team may have been a little off form for the race.

The Whistler Seawolves are hosting the Squamish Pirates for a swim meet at Meadow Park on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting a 12:30 p.m.

Lustenberger leads way with third and fourth place finishes Christina Lustenberger of Invermere led the way for the Canadian women in Nor Am competition last week, which came on the heels of the World Cup events at Park City, Utah.

It took two years after Whistler’s Ross Rebagliati became the first snowboarder to win an Olympic gold medal, in February of 1998, for Sport Canada to officially recognize snowboarding athletes for funding.

The racing season has really gotten underway and at home a Canadian has finished on the podium. I start my column off this week offering my congratulations to Erik Guay for his second place finish in Lake Louise this past weekend.

Whistler’s Mark Abma is the latest addition to the Whistler-Blackcomb Pro Team, an elite group of local skiers and snowboarders who represent the resort at competitions, in the media, and on the slopes.

Squamish Men’s Soccer League administrators, officials and team representatives handed down some harsh penalties last week in response to two complaints of unsportsmanlike behaviour.