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Sneakers strive for success with virtual races

Contributed Article - July 15, 2020

March 2020 is a month most of us will remember forever, and not fondly. As pandemic restrictions began, road and track racing quickly became...

Virtual track meet becomes food program fundraiser

Elizabeth Nolan - May 27, 2020

The month of May normally sees grades 4 and 5 students in the Gulf Islands working to improve their results in track and field...

COVID-19 wipes out running events

Contributed Article - March 18, 2020

In consideration of the provincial government’s latest recommendations and protocols regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, many sporting events in B.C. have been cancelled, including major...

Sneakers get results at Port Alberni Paper Chase

Contributed Article - March 11, 2020

By SUSAN GORDON DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR Winter passes quickly when there are races every second weekend. Event number five in the Vancouver Island Running Association’s 2020 series...

Old Boys 3Ms Unable to Stick It to GH Gunners

Contributed Article - March 3, 2020

By FRASER HOPE DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR Old Boys mingled at Fulford ferry terminal wondering if the malaise of the last several weeks had worn off and everything...

Local boys make mark at tourney

Driftwood Staff - February 26, 2020

Salt Spring Island Middle School’s Grade 8 boys basketball team won the mid-island championship tournament earlier this month. The boys won all three games at...

U15s win season’s cup

Driftwood Staff - February 19, 2020

The Salt Spring United girls U15 silver soccer team ended their regular season by winning the Tim Satterford Cup. Salt Spring beat the Peninsula Turnbull...

Old Boys get Churchillian with V’s for victory

Contributed Article - February 12, 2020

By FRASER HOPE Driftwood Contributor A last-minute search by the Old Boys medical team for surgical masks in local pharmacies on Sunday before kickoff was unsuccessful,...

Virus Mutation MOGD Strikes Down Old Boys

Contributed Article - February 5, 2020

By FRASER HOPE DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR The Old Boys’ plight went from bad to worse, if you can possibly imagine, following the dire happenings of the last...

Embrace fitness through running or walking

Contributed Article - January 29, 2020

By Susan Gordon Why do we run? What makes us lace up a pair of sneakers and head out the door for a workout? Everyone...

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