Sports - Gulf Islands http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports RSS Feed for Sports - Gulf Islands en-us Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT SS FC wraps up a strong year http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87934062.html It couldn’t have gotten any closer than it did. Salt Spring FC eyes division title http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87176497.html Salt Spring FC took full advantage of a short-handed FC Sagres squad, turning the visitors’ weekend trip to the island something players would rather forget. New island canoeist calls for calm http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87934202.html It’s difficult to say who was more surprised when Coast Guard and RCMP officers approached Vincent Theriault and his 26-foot voyageur-style canoe in Trincomali Channel earlier this month. PARC to take swing at disintegrating facilities http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87934212.html The scale of work needed to improve Fulford’s public tennis court means the facility could stay closed until 2011, according to Gayle Baker, chair of the island’s Parks and Recreation Commission. Local baseball season now getting underway with registration blitz http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87934217.html The second of two registration dates for Salt Spring Island Minor Baseball and Softball will be held on Saturday, March 20. Who’s at the PARC office? Meet Kees, Carin, Tracey http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87934222.html Parks and Recreation Commission member Jane Horsburgh submitted the following mini-profiles of PARC office staff to the Driftwood for publication as part of a public awareness campaign being undertaken by PARC. GISS grad shines on national court http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87934227.html A stand-out performance from former Gulf Islands Secondary School volleyball sensation Chris Howe helped the Okanagan Heat earn a bronze medal at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association National Volleyball Championships in Edmonton over the weekend. Rothwell immersed in Whitecaps soccer event http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87934232.html Salt Spring athlete Kimberly Rothwell competed in last weekend’s Whitecaps West Coast College Showcase in Surrey. Div.-2 women triumph in second cup game http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87176507.html The second game of the Shergold Cup series was a blow-out for Salt Spring’s Division-2 women, taking home a defining 3-0 win against the Castaways Over-30s. U9 team impresses at first major tournament event http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_south/saltspringislanddriftwood/sports/87176532.html The U9 Red boys and girls made their first road trip of the year Saturday to Beckwith Park in Victoria and participated in the Prospect Lake Youth Soccer Tournament.