Local Sports

Meadow Park arena to host region’s top fighters Kicking in the groin is against the rules. So is grabbing or grappling with your opponent. Pretty much anything else goes.

Joyride 2002 organizers Chris Winter and Patrick Kaye knew what they were doing when they set the date for the second annual Joyride Bikercross. On July 3, the event is between World Cup mountain bike competitions at Mont Ste.

Dr. John Hamilton Read dies at 78 One of the most enduring figures on the Canadian ski scene died on May 31. After a long battle with Alzheimer Disease, Dr. John Hamilton Read died at the Colonel Belcher Care Centre in Calgary at the age of 78. Dr.

Whistler’s Chad Miles was first over the finish line at the annual Bear Mountain Challenge in Mission last weekend, the third race in the B.C. Cup series.

Entire team heads to Western championships It seems that Whistler has more going for it than spectacular mountains and lakes and some of the world’s best recreation – we’ve also got rhythm.

Ken Read vows to restore national ski program to its former glory A few months ago it appeared as if the Canadian alpine ski program had hit rock bottom.

Ken Read vows to restore national ski program to its former glory A few months ago it appeared as if the Canadian alpine ski program had hit rock bottom.

Whistler among sites considered for extreme games Canada could at last realize its dreams for world domination, at least as far as action sports go, when the ESPN sports network hosts the first ever Global X Championships in a year’s time.

Female 10K 19 and Under 1. Claire Daniels,Whistler – 49:31 2. Leslie Rooke, Earlysville, WA – 1:04:07 3. Sally Reid, Whistler – 1:07:57 Female 10K 20 to 29 1. Alexis Erickson, Olympia, WA –47:21 2.

Stacked against the top Junior Elite gymnasts in the country, Whistler’s Rikka Tindle finished ninth overall at the 2002 Canadian Artistic Gymnastics Championships last weekend in Winnipeg, Manitoba.