Local Sports

A total of 42,143 runners took part in the 10 kilometre 2002 Vancouver Sun Run, including a number of runners from the Sea to Sky Corridor.

Title goes to 18-year-old from Manitoba Evidently the Prairies are not as flat as we’ve been led to believe.

Big air, superpipe events planned this weekend Although it’s only in its third year with the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival, the World Skiing Invitational, sponsored by Garnier Fructis, has grown in size and stature to become one of the

Local skiers among medalists in zone finals The long ski season wrapped up last weekend for members of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC), who raced at the zone finals on April 13 and 14 at Mt. Washington.

The annual Squamish Mountain Bike Festival, which includes the Test of Metal cross-country race, is ready to roll from June 21 to 23.

Sport Centre wants "to avoid reinventing the wheel every four years" Most sporting organizations in Canada revolve around the Olympics in some way.

More than 6,000 fans turn out to watch the comeback story of the year Your typical human knee has four major ligaments, or one more functioning ligament than local snowboarder Mike Page can claim. He seems to get along just fine without it.

Kelowna’s Ryan Oughtred, a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team since 1995, ended his career on a high note, finishing second in the giant slalom at the Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships in Whistler at the beginning of March.

The Laoyam Eagles Dragon Boat Team is already training for the 2002 season, making the trip to Lillooet Lake and False Creek in Vancouver.

Mountain bike race series offers something for everyone Mountain biking isn’t a sport any more, but at least three sports rolled into one.