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GISS senior boys soccer team off to provincials; donations needed for trip costs

Driftwood Staff - November 15, 2022

UPDATE: The GISS senior boys finished 13th out of 16 teams at the provincial championships with a 2-2 record. They lost their first two...

Dragons take gold at Guts and Glory event

Contributed Article - September 28, 2022

By Donna Cochran SPECIAL TO THE DRIFTWOOD Spirit Point Dragons teamed up with Fairway Gorge Maximus Power on Sept. 17 in their final festival of the...

Stingrays wrap season at provincials

Contributed Article - August 24, 2022

By MAC FLETT SS Stingrays coach The Salt Spring Stingrays finished off the season with some wicked races at the 2022 BCSSA provincials held in Kamloops,...

Salt Spring youth follow road to baseball gold

Contributed Article - August 10, 2022

Two Salt Spring Island youth concluded an exciting season of baseball with a gold-medal win at the B.C. Summer Games. Flynn Shugar and Sisaye Patterson...

Disc golf champion shares secrets of success

Robb Magley - July 27, 2022

The secret to disc golf? “Never use my brain,” said Jordyn Little, laughing. The newly minted 12-and-under Long Drive World Champion from Salt Spring is only...

Softball girls earn bronze at provincials

Gail Sjuberg - July 13, 2022

The Salt Spring Storm U17 girls fastpitch team came home from level-C provincial softball championships in Kamloops with a bronze medal. Eleven girls from the...

Log collision ends Salt Spring team’s R2AK bid

Emelie Peacock - July 13, 2022

A Salt Spring team racing in a trimaran met a rapid and disappointing end to a no-engine race that stretched from Victoria to Alaska. The...

Skaters impress at Kanaka park competition

Contributed Article - June 29, 2022

By MARGRIET RUURS SPECIAL TO THE DRIFTWOOD A long-awaited event took place in Ganges on Saturday. The Fracas at Kanaka skate park offered a rare opportunity for...

GISS Rowers Shine At National Championship Event

Emelie Peacock - June 14, 2022

A small but mighty Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS) rowing team went east to compete in a national championship, coming home with admirable results. Five...

Salt Spring team set to race to Alaska

Emelie Peacock - June 8, 2022

A Salt Spring Island crew will be among 49 teams competing in the sixth Race to Alaska (R2AK), a 1,389-kilometre race where no motors...

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