Local Sports

Whistler riders earn titles The B.C. Cup season wrapped up last weekend with the Hemlock Challenge at Hemlock Valley Resort. In cross-country, Brandon Semenuk finished fourth in the Under 15 category, less than three minutes back of the leader.

After winning two gold medals and three bronze medals in the provincial track championships in July, Whistler’s Matt Chater wanted nothing more than to return to the National Track Cycling Championships in Bromont, Quebec.

A pair of local mountain bikers will be representing their hometown in this year’s World Solo 24 Hours of Adrenalin on Saturday and Sunday.

24 hour mountain bike race underway this weekend Organizers have extended the discount they are offering to WORCA members who wish to participate in the 24 Hours of Adrenalin mountain bike challenge in Whistler this weekend.

The Whistler Youth Soccer Club is gearing up for another great soccer season. The club has a strong inter-club competition with Pemberton and is now looking to expand game play with Squamish.

The Women's Hockey League draft is Tuesday, Sept. 16th at Meadow Park Sports Centre from 8:15 to 9:30 p.m. The cost is $10/participant for ice time and to pre-register they must contact Cathy Macean at 604-932-4412 or cmaclean59@hotmail.

The 10 th anniversary of the Westside Wheelup will have special guest this year: race founder Les Clare. The Wheelup goes Sept. 6 this year along the traditional route.

The start time for this year’s Cheakamus Challenge mountain bike race has been changed from 11 a.m. to 10 a.m. The change in start times was requested by the Ministry of Transportation.

Four of nine Whistler athletes made it to the podium at the Big White Kelowna Apple Triathlon last weekend. For several the Olympic-distance triathlon – 1.

Time is ticking away to the start of the 24 Hours of Adrenalin race in Whistler on the weekend of Aug. 30-31.