September 17th, 2010
Premier Campbell made the announcement Friday that the City of Prince George will host Canada’s Winter Games in 2015. Prince George beat out both Kelowna and Kamloops in the bid to host the first Winter Games in BC. Canada Summer Games have previously been held New Westminster/Burnaby in 1973 and Kamloops in 1993.
September 16th, 2010
George Oswald has been a mainstay in BC High School football since 1964 but when the2010 season wraps, so too will his coaching career. As coach of the Notre Dame Jugglers for 46 seasons, Oswald led his team to 14 BC Championships, including a string of 9 titles from1977-89. Read more about George Oswald in [...]
September 9th, 2010
Sixteen-year old Lauren Rosser became the first Canadian to claim the title of world junior champion at the 2010 Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC. The Squamish native competed in both women’s downhill, where she won gold, and the cross-country event.
September 2nd, 2010
Vancouver tennis player Rebecca Marino squared off against Venus Williams on Wednesday in round two of the US Open. Marino, ranked no. 179 in the world, got the chance to show off her big serve at Arthur Ashe Stadium before falling 7-6 (3), 6-3 to Williams. View match statistics or read reviews on Marino’s play in [...]
September 1st, 2010
When the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships ending August 22, 2010, it was clear Canadian swimming was in fine form. The main reason? BC swimmers Ryan Cochrane, Annamay Pierse, and Brent Hayden. All three athletes gave medal-winning performances in the pool over the week-long competition and proved that 2012 might be a very good year for [...]
August 31st, 2010
Vancouver’s own Rebecca Marino has her work cut out for her in the second round of the 2010 US Open, where she will face off against powerhouse tennis star, Venus Williams. Winner of Sport BC’s Junior Female Athlete of the Year at the 2009 ceremony, Marino has moved on to become the first BC player in [...]
August 30th, 2010
Catharine Pendrel (Kamloops, BC) joined an elite club on Saturday, August 28, racing to a first place finish in the Windham 2010 Mountain Bike World Cup Festival, and earning the overall World Cup Champion title. Pendral is one of only three Canadian women to claim the World Cup title on the mountain biking circuit. She [...]
August 30th, 2010
The LPGA is coming to Metro Vancouver in 2012 for the first time since 2003. Vancouver Golf Club will be the site of the 2012 CN Canadian Women’s Open August 20-26, 2012. The 2010 competition wrapped August 29 in Manitoba and Quebec is the province scheduled to host the 2011 tournament.
August 18th, 2010
Taekwondo: Melanie Phan (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) won bronze in the women -49 kg taekwondo tournament, yet she is not resting on her laurels: “I’m very happy with my result,” she said. “But I know I can do better.” With her competition ended, Phan still has plans for Singapore 2010: “I just want to take in [...]
August 12th, 2010
Little Mountain, the B.C. Little League Champions are currently in Ancaster, Ontario at the Canadian Little League Championships and are currently in first place after the round robin games. They are playing some fantastic baseball with a record of 4-0 and are currently outscoring opponents 51-5. British Columbia have won the last five Canadian Championships and have [...]
August 10th, 2010
Vaskek Pospisil & Milan Raonic did the impossible last night at the Rexall Center in Toronto. They knocked off the top two ranked tennis players in the world in a hard fought match that went three sets. On a night when most people though Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic would put on a clinic of sorts for the [...]
August 9th, 2010
The U-15 & U-17 men’s and women’s basketball National Championships were held this past weekend in Winnipeg and Toronto respectively and British Columbia managed to medal in all 4 competitions. The Under 17 women’s took home the gold while the three other teams completed the tournament with bronze medals. This amazing accomplishment by British Columbia’s best [...]
August 9th, 2010
Last week at the Vancouver Open, Vasek Pospisil was playing in the first round against little known Chilean Paul Capdeville, he lost in straight sets. This week, he is gearing up for his center stage debut against world number 1 & 2, Rafael Nadal and Novak Jokovic. He will not be going up against these two superstars alone, as he has [...]
August 6th, 2010
BC-based swimmer Jeremy Bagshaw will hold a special place in history as Canada’s flagbearer at the first-ever Youth Olympic Games. The Games, which begin August 14 in Singapore, will feature 60 of Canada’s rising stars. Bagshaw is quoted on the Swimming Canada website as saying: “For me, being selected flag bearer is a huge honour,” [...]
August 3rd, 2010
The BC Little League Championships were held this past week, and Little Mountain was the last team standing. Frank Soper led his 11,12 and 13 year old boys to the title with an 8-0 record at the tournament. They also blanked the defending BC and National Champion, Hastings 8-0 in the Championship game on Sunday. [...]
August 3rd, 2010
Vasek Pospisil makes his Odlum Brown VanOpen debut today. The Vancouverite will be playing his first match against Paul Capdeville. A Chilean who was ranked 79th in the world in May 2009. The 20 year old Pospisil, is a former Sport BC Athlete of the Year Junior Athlete of the Year nominee (2009). He is currently ranked 331 [...]
July 30th, 2010
Teresa Gabriel, a 30 year old Point Guard from Mission B.C. is making a name for herself these days. The dynamic 5’5″ female played in some pro European leagues when she was younger. Now, she works at her parents bakery and stocks shelves at the Abbotsford Cosco. She dreams of the 2012 Olympic Games in [...]
July 30th, 2010
Jim Rutledge, the journeyman golfer who has frequented almost all pro golf tours over the last 30 years is currently playing the U.S. Senior Men’s Open at the Sahalee Golf and Country Club. Jim is currently 7 shots of the the pace and currently sitting in 28th position. Rutledge finished with a very respectable 3+ on from [...]
July 26th, 2010
Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, BC finished his PGA Tour debut as the top Canadian at this past weekend’s Canadian Open in Toronto. Hadwin finished out of contention in 37th position but will be proud of his performance as he took home the Rivermead Trophy for the lowest Canadian score at the tournament. Adam finished 5-under [...]
July 26th, 2010
Victoria’s own Ryder Hesjedal rode down the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Sunday to claim a top 10 finish at the most prestigious cycling race in the world. The Canadian cyclist of the decade’s seventh place finish is Canada’s best finish since Steve Bauer finished 4th in 1988. After starting the race in a supporting role [...]
July 22nd, 2010
Richmond, B.C. native Alexa Loo is retiring from competitive snowboarding. The two-time Olympian and seven-time Canadian parralel giant slalom champion has been on the national team for the last eleven years. Alexa now has plans to concentrate on her career as an accountant. Sport BC would like to thank Alexa for all of her hard work and dedication [...]
July 22nd, 2010
The freestyle moguls skier from Summerland has no plans to quit skiing anytime soon. In fact, the 28 year old former World Champion is setting her sights on Olympic Gold in 2014 at the Sochi games. Kristi had an unfortunate crash in her final run on Cypress Mountain in front of her home fans at the recent [...]
July 8th, 2010
Ryder Hesjedal is giving British Columbians something to cheer about in this year’s Tour de France. Victoria native Hesjedal, one of two Canadians in the 20-stage race, remains steady at fourth overall through 5 stages. A two-time Olympian, Hejdal is competing in his third Tour de France and hopes to best his 45th place finish [...]
July 7th, 2010
18-year-old Christine Wong will try her hand at the 2010 US Women’s Open in Pittsburgh this week after qualifing in a Washintong State tournament. Wong will be joined on the course by two other British Columbian golfers. Read more about Wong’s journey or follow her progress starting Thursday, July 8, 2010.
July 5th, 2010
Justin Morneau was recently named as the starting first baseman for the 2010 MLB American League All-Star Team. This will be the fourth straight trip to the All-Star game for the former “Sport BC – Best of BC” award winner. Justin is a former American League MVP (2006) and he was also the Home Run Derby champion at [...]
June 24th, 2010
Henrik Sedin, the Vancouver Canucks centre took home the Hart Memorial and the Art Ross trophies at the glamorous awards show in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Henrik finished ahead of Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin in voting for the Hart Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s most valuable player. Also winning on the night was the Penticton, B.C. native, Duncan Keith, who took home the Norris [...]
June 18th, 2010
Sport BC’s, Paralympic Athlete of the Year, Lauren Woolstencroft has retired from competitive skiing after 12 seasons with the Para-Alpine Ski Team. Lauren won 5 gold medals at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and won a total of 10 Paralympic medals over the course of her career. Lauren competed in the women’s standing categoryand was a dominant [...]
June 14th, 2010
The Ultimate Fighting Championships were held at GM Place this past weekend. The hugely popular sport finally arrived after months of negotiations with city council regarding safety and insurance issues. One of the more popular athletes from the UFC, Hall of Famer, Chuck Liddell faced off against Rich Franklin in the main event with Franklin knocking out [...]
June 11th, 2010
SportMedBC, in partnership with the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport have developed new food guidelines for sport venues. These new guidelines are designed for food-concession operators located within venues that are hosting sporting events as well as food service organizations that provide catering for day-long or multi-day sporting events.
June 10th, 2010
The Chicago Blackhawks, the team that knocked out the Vancouver Canucks from the playoffs have won the Stanley Cup. The team consists of many homegrown players from British Columbia including; Brent Seabrook, Colin Fraser, Troy Brouwer, Duncan Keith and Andrew Ladd. Sport BC would like to congratulate these men on a fantastic season and a job [...]
June 9th, 2010
Ladner’s James Paxton and North Vancouver’s Rowan Wick were drafted to the major leagues on Tuesday. Paxton was drafted by the Seattle Mariners, (137th) and Wick was taken in the 18th round by the Milwaukee Brewers. These two were the only British Columbians taken in the draft on Tuesday. Paxton was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays last [...]
June 4th, 2010
Christine Wong of Richmond B.C. will be taking part in the U.S Women’s Open Championship at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, July 8th to the 11th. Christine finished second at the initial qualifier which was held in Roslyn, Washington. However, the victor was disqualified for using an illegal wedge and Christine has now been asked to take her spot amongst [...]
May 31st, 2010
Vancouver’s own Brent Hayden lowered the meet record in the men’s 100m freestyle at the Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Competition. The competition, held at UBC’s Aquatic Centre, was a positive start to the season for Hayden. “The way this weekend’s been going anything under 50 seconds I was going to be happy with,” said Hayden, [...]
May 31st, 2010
Abbotsford golfer Nick Taylor was named this year’s recipient for the Ben Hogan award, presented annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer during the past 12-month period. Taylor, a two-time nominee for Sport BC’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year, was on hand at a ceremony in [...]
May 14th, 2010
2010 Olympic bronze medalist Joannie Rochette and up-and-coming Canadian starlet Cynthia Phaneuf were on hand to launch Skate Canada’s announcement on Wednesday. Victoria will host the Canadian championships Jan. 17-23, 2011. All-event ticket packages for the events will go on sale in mid-June. For more information click here.
May 14th, 2010
Athletes, coaches, builders, and sponsors all have found a place among this year’s inductees to the Delta Sports Hall of Fame. In the athletes section rowing’s Karen Clark, softball’s Kathy Iggulden-Bauman, field hockey’s Bindi Kullar, and rhythmic gymnast Gretchen McLennan were recognized. Soccer’s Bill Lean was celebrated for his near three decades of coaching. Harness [...]
May 12th, 2010
Vancouver is at the top of the heap again, with a first place finish in Sport Business Groups’s recent rankings for top sport city in North America, beating out classic sport cities like Chicago and New York. Details on the rankings and judging criteria can be found here.
May 12th, 2010
To commemorate the recent 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Metro Vancouver’s public transit authority, Translink, has christened one of their next generation Skytrain cars after Olympic visionary John Furlong. “In the Olympic Spirit of John Furlong” will be back in service starting May 12 for transit users to ride. Furlong, a past chair of the [...]
May 11th, 2010
For elite triathlete Simon Whitfield, an 8,200-kilometre trip — roughly the distance from his Victoria, B.C. training base to Korea, one way — is a worthwhile venture to compete in an ITU World Championship Series race. It is, however, far too lengthy a trek just to post a DNF — did not finish. Whitfield Read [...]
May 11th, 2010
The Vernon Vipers have done it again! On Sunday afternoon the Vernon Vipers defeated the Dauphin Kings 8-1 to claim their 6th National Championship. The hockey season is now complete and the Vipers are on their way home with the RBC Cup in hand. Read more…
May 11th, 2010
Steve Nash could barely see from his right eye after being stitched up, but the veteran point guard scored half of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns beat San Antonio, 107-101, to sweep their Western Conference semifinal series in four games. Read more…
May 11th, 2010
By Howard Tsumura The Vancouver Province SURREY — It’s doubtful that any of the competitors who lined up to oppose Katie Reid last Saturday in the track and field capital of the U.S. had any idea of just how young she was. Yet there was the Grade 11 standout from Surrey’s Earl Marriott Secondary, settling [...]
April 29th, 2010
Congratulations to Jay Triano, former Sport BC University Athlete of the Year ’78, on his first full season as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. As Canada’s first NBA head coach, Triano has helped the Raptors improve on their record of 33 wins in the 2009 regular season to 40 wins this season. Optimistic about the future of his young team, Triano is sure to generate the interest of basketball fans [...]
March 12th, 2010
Ricker, who won Olympic gold at the Vancouver Games in February is also a top contender for the overall Crystal Globe, leading the way in points with 4,760 respectively.
February 27th, 2010
Denny Morrison, the only returning member of the pursuit team that took home the silver medal in Turin, is also a member of Team KidSport. Hometown: Chetwynd, BC
February 23rd, 2010
Sport BC would like to congratulate Vancouver native Ashleigh McIvor on winning a gold medal in the inaugural Olympic Skicross competition! Hometown: Vancouver, BC
February 16th, 2010
Maelle Ricker, an athlete ambassador for KidSport, competed in Turin four years ago and captured her first Olympic medal in Vancouver. Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
February 2nd, 2010
Sport BC would like to congratulate the twenty-eight athletes from British Columbia competing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
January 28th, 2010
Wakefield, who currently plays for the Fraser Valley Avalanche, is among 31 elite level ringette players from around the country who will represent Canada at the upcoming World Ringette Championships in Tampere, Finland. Hometown: Langley, BC
January 26th, 2010
Congratulations to Trevor Linden (former Vancouver Canuck), Dallas Drake (Stanley Cup-winner, Detroit Red-Wings), Bruce Hamilton (Owner & GM of WHL Kelowna, Rockets), and Fank Lento (Hockey Canada & BC Hockey executive) on their induction into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame.
January 25th, 2010
Athlete: Congratulations to Kristi Richards (moguls), Steve Omischl (aerials), Stan Hayer (ski-cross), Dave Duncan (ski-cross), Ashleigh McIvor (ski-cross), Julia Murray (ski-cross), and Kelsey Serwa (ski-cross) on successfully earning a spot on the Canadian Olympic freestyle squad. Hometown: Richards (Summerland); Omischl (Kelowna); Hayer (Kimberly); Duncan (Golden); McIvor (Pemberton); Murray (Whistler); Serwa (Kelowna)
January 22nd, 2010
who won gold at the World Cup in Stoneham, QC Thursday. Ricker, who competed in Turin four years ago, will be looking to capture top spot at the Olympic Games next month in Vancouver. Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
January 21st, 2010
as they took part in the IPC World Cup Invitational. Lauren Woolstencroft and teammate Karolina Wisniewska took home the gold and silver medals in the alpine skiing event; Vivane Forest and guide Lindsay Debou took home a bronze medal; and Christopher Williamson and guide Nick Brush took home the gold in the men’s downhill. Congratulations to all of the athletes on their many achievements. [...]
January 7th, 2010
Also honoured for their contribution to sport in BC: Lorne Davies, Jenny John, Ann Clark Ayers and Greg Douglas.
January 7th, 2010
Hometown: Whistler, BC
January 6th, 2010
Loo needs one more top-five placement to make the Canadian Olympic Snowboarding Team and compete in the 2010 Winter Games. Hometown: Richmond, BC
December 30th, 2009
Duncan Keith, Scott Neidermayer, Brent Seabrook and Shea Weber, named this morning to Canada’s 2010 Men’s Olympic Hockey Team. Neidermayer, a former Sport BC Athlete of the Year Award recipient, was named captain of the squad. Hometown: Keith (Penticton); Neidermayer (Cranbrook); Seabrook (Tsawwassen); Weber (Sicamous)
December 22nd, 2009
Ashleigh McIvor, who secures her spot for the 2010 games after two successful runs at the World Cup stop in San Candido, Italy. Hometown: Whistler, BC
December 21st, 2009
Athlete: Ryder Hesjedal is named Canadian male cyclist of 2009 & Canadian cyclist of the decade by fans. Credentials: Silver medalist in the 2003 World Mountain Biking, fourth Canadian to ever ride in the Tour de France. Hometown: Victoria, BC
December 19th, 2009
Athlete: Manuel Osborne-Paradis won the World Cup downhill event at Val Gardena, Italy. Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
December 19th, 2009
Athlete: Maelle Ricker won gold in the Women’s Snowboard Cross event at the World Cup stop in Colorado on Saturday. Credentials: Placed 4th in the Women’s Snowboard Cross event at the 2006 Winter Olympics Hometown: Whistler, BC
December 16th, 2009
click here to view the roster. Note: The roster is going for their second gold in a row and their sixth straight World Junior title.
December 11th, 2009
Athlete: Victoria Whitney, a 19-year-old first year member of Canada’s national development ski team finished 3rd in the Coupe Nor-Am Cup ladies downhill. This is Whitney’s third podium of her career. Hometown: Whistler, BC
December 11th, 2009
Athlete: Kristi Richards wins moguls silver in the FIS freestyle women’s World Cup in Finland. Hometown: Pemberton, BC
