Local Sports

Nobody made par 71 on the fifth stop of the Callaway Sea to Sky Junior Tour at Furry Creek on July 31, but seven of the 31 golfers who took part came close with sub-80 rounds on the challenging and windy course.

Once again all three Whistler golf courses and one Pemberton course have been recognized as being among the top 100 courses in Canada by Score golf magazine.

The proceeds from the hundreds of hot dogs served during the 2002 Joyride Bikercross event on July 3 was presented to the local Zero Ceiling program which provides mountain experiences to street youth from Greater Vancouver.

Whistler’s Clare Buchar on top in downhill While some of the top names in Canadian mountain biking were either racing in the Commonwealth Games or training for the World Cup, last weekend’s Kokanee Canada Cup Mountain Bike Series Final at F

While the final user numbers won’t be known until the end of the season, numbers for the Whistler Mountain Bike Park could be up as high as 50 per cent overall, and between 20 and 30 per cent on any given day.

Calling all road racers – Team Escape is hosting the 2002 B.C. Time Trial Championships in Squamish on Aug. 18. The 37 kilometre race runs from the Cheakamus River Bridge on the Squamish Valley Road to a turnaround spot 18.

In last week’s story on the Penticton Peach Classic Triathlon, we neglected to give Ivana Jeskova of Coast Mountain Photography a photo credit for the excellent picture of Pemberton’s Tracey Pope crossing the finish line.

Seminar covers physical, mental, nutritional aspects of training The journey from bottom ranks to the national team in any sport may be a long and difficult one, but at least there’s a map to follow.

The second annual Rotary Riverside Greens Putting Classic has been scheduled for Aug. 24, running from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Ultimate Outdoor Adventures, the organizers of the Brandywine O’Challenge orienteering competitions, are hosting a first for Canada next spring on the Sunshine Coast – the Canadian Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships.