Local Sports

Despite the fact that this is his first year ever on a road bike – and despite the fact that he has only entered one road competition – Whistler’s Tyler West has been selected to race for the B.C.

On June 24, five Whistlerites took part in the New Balance half-Ironman at Elk Lake, a wooded area just outside of Victoria. The course consisted of a two kilometre swim, a 90 km bike ride with tight cornering, and a 20 km run around Elk Lake.

If the earliest sellout on record is any indication, the 2001 Squamish Test of Metal and Mountain Bike Festival has already earned the right to call itself the most notorious bike events on the continent, offering thrills, chills, and more than enoug

Some of the best setters and spikers in the province will be in Whistler on July 3 and 4 to participate in the Fifth Annual Whistler Resort Volleyball Challenge.

Although he felt like a fish out of water on the road bike, it didn’t take long for Whistler mountain biker Tyler West to evolve.

The Whistler Tennis Club has a new club pro in Matty Jensen, a long-time member of the club who recently received her Certification from B.C. Tennis.

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A few defensive lapses and a battle-hardened Rowers rugby team bested the Whistler Hoary Marmots in their first game of the season last Saturday – a tug of war that could have easily gone Whistler’s way if the Rowers hadn’t made two in

After two years of disappointments, persistence pays off If you’ve never heard a pair of eight-inch shocks bottoming out, or watched two riders bump pedals on a banked turn, then prepare yourself – with some of the best freeriders in Whistl

5,000 paddlers are praying for good weather, no wind and a tide that is going out fast Pemberton's Laoyam Eagles Junior Dragon Boat Team and the Pemberton Spirit Women's Team are off to Vancouver on Friday to compete in one of the largest sporting ev