Sports

Their home ice dates for the first round of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs have been confirmed.

The sixth annual Lucasi Hybrid 2011 British Columbia 8-Ball Championships, presented by the Canadian Cue Sport Association (CCSA), were held Feb. 2-6 at the beautiful Lakeside Resort Hotel & Casino in Penticton.

The Comox Valley Wild Lacrosse Association will be starting practices in gymnasiums on Feb. 21.

There was plenty of thunder in the Thunderbird Hall on Saturday during King of the Rock I, a full night of amateur mixed martial arts in Campbell River.

No group of outdoor people follow weather patterns more seriously than those who fish our coastal waters during the winter months. The two major forces in the life of these anglers are tides and weather. They have a direct effect on when and where we go fishing.

The North Island Wild Ravens U14 field lacrosse team captured the Island championship at a Feb. 12 tournament at the University of Victoria turf fields.

Five junior members of the Comox Valley Kickers rugby club were on the move last week as they climbed into the upper echelons of the rugby world.

When the going gets tough the tough get going.

The Vanier Towhees defeated the Alberni Armada 61-39 on Feb. 8 to improve to 4-0 atop the North-North Island League AAA senior boys basketball standings.

Comox Valley Aquatic Club Sharks swimmers have had a busy start to 2011. They've already attended two swim meets: The Vancouver Island Regional Championships in Victoria and the Winter Festival Dual Meet right here in the Comox Valley.