Thursday, January 9, 2025
January 9, 2025

Sports & Recreation

Boys prep for Howe tournament

One of the island’s biggest sporting events is coming back this weekend, as the Gulf Islands Secondary School senior boys basketball team prepares to...

Run raises food bank funds

BY Marcia Jansen DRIFTWOOD contributor The annual Salt Spring Sneakers Prediction Run raised a record amount of money for the local food bank.  The running group started...

Interpretive panels installed

Thanks to a grant from Heritage BC, Island Pathways has just completed a project to install three interpretive panels along the Ganges Village Pathway...

Shaw wins Frances Kelsey battle

By FRASER HOPE DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR Old Boys continue to have difficulty fielding a full complement for both home and away games, as witnessed by the...

SD64 mulls turf field project

The Gulf Islands School District trustees and staff had a lively discussion concerning a project to install a synthetic soccer field at the Gulf...

Both goalkeepers MVPs in 0-0 draw

By FRASER HOPE DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR Most pre-match discussion last Sunday revolved around important matters that were of consequence for the residents of Salt Spring.   Would they ever come...

Old Boys maintain undefeated streak at GISS

By FRASER HOPE DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR Old Boys manager Graham Tweddle used the well-tried tactic of “deflection” in calling to arms all Old Boys to defend...

Host boys face disappointment

The Gulf Islands Secondary School junior boys volleyball team ended their season at the island championship tournament held on Salt Spring over the weekend....

GISS boys win big at tourneys

Two local junior boys volleyball teams competed in the mid-island championship tournament held at Gulf Islands Secondary School last Tuesday. The A team won...

More Goodlife results unearthed

BY ERIC ELLIS DRIFTWOOD contributor Our apologies to our readers and to the nine competitors whose accomplishments went unacknowledged, who may have noticed that last week’s...

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