Local Sports

Over 230 young athletes from Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton took part in the annual Howe Sound Elementary Cross Country Running Finals on Oct. 11 in Lost Lake Park. Students in Grades 3 through 7 took part, representing their schools on the 1.

The Meadow Park Sports Centre arena is hosting the first of a series of NHL Skills Competitions on Saturday (Oct. 20), from 6 to 8 p.m. Kids over the age of eight are invited to take part in drills that will test shooting, passing and skating skills.

More than 40 K1, K2 and Juvenile racers took part in the Whistler Mountain Ski Club’s 10 th annual Bike-a-thon on Oct. 14, with racers raising pledges to help cover their racing costs and show their level of commitment.

A group of four orienteering enthusiasts from Whistler found their way to the national championships in Manitoba on Thanksgiving weekend, then found their way home with their share of the medals.

The MASEV Action-Sports Expo, scheduled for Oct. 27 and 28 at B.C. Place Stadium, has been postponed until spring of 2002. The organizers attributed the delay to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent military campaign in Afghanistan.

A number of locals have been taking part in marathons as far away as Chicago this past season, posting some excellent results. In the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 7, four locals took part, led by Georgina Titus who finished in three hours, 50 minutes.

Two locals share stories from the 2001 Ironman Championships Neither Mae Palm nor Dawn Weberg-Titus knew what to expect once they got to Kona, Hawaii for the World Ironman championships on Oct. 6. They were both just happy to qualify.

Women’s ski team prepared for opening GS

With about 10 full-time sports networks on television these days you get to see a lot of unusual activities – jai alai, tractor racing, sandboarding – but try as you might, you’ll likely never see anything as strange as the Annual Sea

The Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii on Oct. 6 are always a test of character, and this year was no exception.