Sports

A slew of Special Olympians in Alberni were recognized for their efforts in an awards ceremony last month.

Hard work produced hardware at a bike competition in Cumberland for the Alberni Single Speeders club.

Greg Palmer of Alberni Golf Course is tied for 15th place after two rounds of the BC Junior Boys' Golf Championships at the Birchbank Golf Club in Trail.

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs will host their annual hockey school Aug. 15-19 at the AV Multiplex. The school is open to hockey players of all skill levels between the ages of six and 15 years.

Tofino is about to see how Port Alberni’s skateboard team rolls.

The Alberni Wrestling Club is once again hosting their annual Kids Wrestling Camp July 5 -7th in the ADSS gymnasium.

Christina Proteau's third-round 68 puts her atop the leaderboard in the BC Amateur Women's Championship in Port Alberni.

It was “par for the course” for Alberni Valley golf sensation Christina Proteau during the West Coast Open last weekend—well, three strokes less than par, to be more accurate.

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have found their 16-year-old for next season, and they didn’t have to look far. Evan Tironese will fulfill the new B.C. Hockey League requirement that all teams must carry a 1995-born player on the new 21-man roster. And he comes from just down the road, in Qualicum Beach.

Alberni Golf Course president Ken Sander scored a hole in one on hole No. 4 last week to make the 'notables' column.