Sports

Marine Harvest, Campbell River Youth Soccer Association U18 Boys enjoyed a “three peat” last weekend as they claimed their third back-to-back Island Cup Championship with a commanding victory over Gorge FC of Victoria. This season the victory was much more emphatic than any other year as the boys won 7-0.

Approximately 1,200 youth soccer players took part in a fun tournament in Campbell River last weekend.

After placing second at the Vancouver Island Regional Synchronized Swim meet in Victoria, on April 9, the Campbell River Competitive Synchronized Swim Team brought home the gold medal for their division at the Jean Peter’s provincial Synchronized Swim Championships held last Friday in Nanaimo.

The Campbell River Gymnastics Association sent five athletes to the Delta Invitational for their annual competition on May 7-8.

Black Press newspaper reporters and readers from across B.C. live-chat the Canucks Stanley Cup playoff run.

Campbell River Minor Lacrosse Subway Peewee B Ravens played a pair of games on the weekend and were on the right end of the score both times. The Ravens travelled to Nanaimo to play the Timbermen on Saturday.

Players from the Canadian junior champion Nanaimo Raiders are coming to Campbell River for a football camp. The Campbell River Fighting Eagles host the annual spring football camp on May 28-29, at Sportsplex in Willow Point, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Eighty youth soccer teams are competing in the city this weekend during the Mini-World Cup. “It’s going to be a ton of fun,” said tournament co-ordinator Allison Wood.

The Wolves have come out for the spring. Spring football is now underway at Timberline Secondary School. For the next month, the junior and senior Wolves’ teams are practising Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 3-5 p.m., at the Timberline field.

Opening night of racing at Saratoga Speedway saw many new faces and some great racing. Last year’s Crash to Pass champ Glenn Pinto was sporting a new car, but ran into mechanical problems halfway through the night. A wet track caused for slower times in qualifying, with fast time going to Travis Stevenson (18.933), who also won the dash.