Local Sports

Whistler and B.C. were well-represented when the Canadian Snowboard Federation announced the 24 athletes invited to the 2001-2002 Canadian National Snowboard Team program.

Men and women are invited to form their own team and join the Whistler Summer Soccer League. The cost is $500 per team with a minimum of 15 players per team and no maximum.

The Whistler Gymnastics Club split up at the end of May to compete in the zone and provincial finals. Most of the older girls went to the KATTS Invitational in Kamloops on May 26, while the younger girls went on to the Zone 5 Finals on May 27.

The Laoyam Eagles — Pemberton secondary school’s dragon boat team — were flying high last weekend as they captured top spot at a Lower Mainland regatta. But, according to coach Dr.

The Pique June 1 story on the Pemberton dirt track revival referred to the track owner as being Martin Gallant. The owner of the track is in fact Kyle Dubbs.

The usual group of Whistler mountain bikers took part in the Cyclepath Triple Threat 2001 races at Crystal Mountain last weekend (June 2 and 3), and, as usual, they put on a strong performance.

Once again Whistler cyclists rode hard to capture many of the top spots in a B.C. Cup event. Last weekend it was the Foes-Azonic Bear Mountain Challenge in Mission, the fourth cross country (May 26) and the third downhill (May 27) of the season.

Last week we erroneously released a list of skiers chosen to participate in the 2002 Canadian Alpine Ski Team’s summer training groups.

More than 160 competitors turned out for the 10 th Annual Delta Whistler Resort Valley Trail Run on May 27. The majority of the competitors were local, but there were runners from as far away as Ireland.

Taking advantage of a weekend without a competition, the Single Track Off Road Mountain Bike Club of Whistler, or STORMBC, is holding a bottle drive on June 9 and 10 in co-operation with the Whistler Bottle Depot, with the proceeds going towards buil