James Clarke

The arrival of fall marks the start of the indoor season at QBLBC.

Lawn bowl indoors

Outdoor season wrapping up for local lawn bowling clubs

The arrival of fall marks the start of the indoor season at QBLBC.
Kwalikum's  Luiz Lima knifes through the Wildcats' defence during Tuesday's AA Sr. Boys soccer win.

Kondors on a home-opener mission

Local soccer team starting off season with some great wins, even in the pouring rain

Kwalikum's  Luiz Lima knifes through the Wildcats' defence during Tuesday's AA Sr. Boys soccer win.
QBMGC's Marilyn Roney takes a practice swipe prior to the start of last week's club championship where she went on to win Flight A Low Gross honours.

A soggy ladies’ golf championship

Susan Paterson wins fifth straight title to earn a course record amid a lot of good golf

QBMGC's Marilyn Roney takes a practice swipe prior to the start of last week's club championship where she went on to win Flight A Low Gross honours.
Buccaneer attack Jory Clermont and his teammates are out of the gate with a 4-0 start in U16 VIYFLL action thanks to a potent offence and stingy D.

Bucs winning streak

Oceanside’s U16 Buccaneers survived two games in heavy rain against the Vic Field 2 Titans, extending their win streak to five games.

Buccaneer attack Jory Clermont and his teammates are out of the gate with a 4-0 start in U16 VIYFLL action thanks to a potent offence and stingy D.
Oceanside's Logan Basara blows by a Nanaimo player in the pouring rain during U13 Boys soccer action Saturday.

Soggy soccer weekend

Kids playing well, even in the winter-like weather

Oceanside's Logan Basara blows by a Nanaimo player in the pouring rain during U13 Boys soccer action Saturday.
Fairwinds Golf Course is an Island favourite.

Fairwinds best on the Island

Fairwinds has been voted best on Vancouver Island by readers for the 2013 B.C.’s Best — People’s Choice Awards through BCLiving.ca

Fairwinds Golf Course is an Island favourite.
Rookie forward Brodie Smith from Parksville is denied in close Sunday.

Gens lose late with interim coach

Despite a tough win-loss record, Qualicum Beach’s Giroux leads league in saves

Rookie forward Brodie Smith from Parksville is denied in close Sunday.

Whalers’ good and bad news

The JV Whalers had a big 32-16 win over the Barsby Bulldogs while the varsity team suffered a 28-0 loss to the Windsor Dukes in North Van.

Rookie forward Domenic Kolbeins, who scored on a penalty shot in the dying minutes of regulation to force overtime and earned the game's third star honours for his efforts last Saturday against the Storm, and his Generals' teammates are home for a double dip at Oceanside Place this weekend.

Gens host Kerry Park and their NHL player coach

The Kerry Park Islanders are in town to take on the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals Saturday

Rookie forward Domenic Kolbeins, who scored on a penalty shot in the dying minutes of regulation to force overtime and earned the game's third star honours for his efforts last Saturday against the Storm, and his Generals' teammates are home for a double dip at Oceanside Place this weekend.
The mercurial one, Neil Worboys.

Mercurial home on the hardwood

Neil Worboys spent his summer at two major sporting events in B.C. and Italy

The mercurial one, Neil Worboys.
Buccaneer Ian Whibley drives hard for the net during Saturday’s regular season U16 Buccaneers’ home opener. Whibley and his teammates are off to a great start in Vancouver Island Field Lacrosse League action. 

Bucs sweep opener

Season-opener's a success for both Buccaneers teams

Buccaneer Ian Whibley drives hard for the net during Saturday’s regular season U16 Buccaneers’ home opener. Whibley and his teammates are off to a great start in Vancouver Island Field Lacrosse League action. 

Ladies 18 hole QB championship

Wednesday is a big day at Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Club as 32 entries in three flights take to the course.

Adaptive hockey is officially up and running at Oceanside Place. Above, members of the Nanaimo Eagles adaptive hockey team pause for a photo during their demonstration day in Oceanside last May.

Adaptive hockey at Oceanside Place

Dist. 69 Recreation and Parks is officially launching its adaptive hockey program Oct. 17.

Adaptive hockey is officially up and running at Oceanside Place. Above, members of the Nanaimo Eagles adaptive hockey team pause for a photo during their demonstration day in Oceanside last May.

Special Olympic swim re-starting

The Oceanside Special Olympic swim program has started again for the session, and 18 participants turned out for their first day back.

The Qualicum Beach Rec Fields were the site of a full slate of soccer last Sunday.

Shady Rest Eagles F.C. up and running in QB

Qualicum Beach played host to six teams and over 100 master’s soccer players from across the upper Island this past Sunday.

The Qualicum Beach Rec Fields were the site of a full slate of soccer last Sunday.
The Oceanside Generals will be looking for more goals and celebratory knuckle bumps this weekend as they take to the ice against the Campbell River Storm in a VIJHL home-and-home weekend series. The Gens are in Campbell River on Friday (listen on the The Beach 88.5 FM) and return to Oceanside Place 0n Saturday. Both games start at 7:30 p.m.

Generals fighting off a Storm

The Storm are looming this week, and Oceanside’s Save-On-Foods Generals are looking to batten down the hatches.

The Oceanside Generals will be looking for more goals and celebratory knuckle bumps this weekend as they take to the ice against the Campbell River Storm in a VIJHL home-and-home weekend series. The Gens are in Campbell River on Friday (listen on the The Beach 88.5 FM) and return to Oceanside Place 0n Saturday. Both games start at 7:30 p.m.
Qualicum Beach’s Peter Kucey shows the form that helped win him a bronze medal at this year’s B.C. Seniors Games.

B.C. Seniors Games

Three teammates, three different results, but in horseshoes, it’s the camaraderie and love of the game that keeps them coming back.

Qualicum Beach’s Peter Kucey shows the form that helped win him a bronze medal at this year’s B.C. Seniors Games.
Parksville forward Brodie Smith, above going hard against the Nanaimo Buccaneers last Saturday, is the youngest player on the team this season, and another example of the Gens commitment to development.

Generals playing exciting hockey

With a second year coach the Oceanside hockey team is focusing on development

Parksville forward Brodie Smith, above going hard against the Nanaimo Buccaneers last Saturday, is the youngest player on the team this season, and another example of the Gens commitment to development.

Shady Rest Eagles start season with full slate

Qualicum Beach Rec Fields will be soccer central Sunday as the Shady Rest Eagles FC kicks off its season with a full slate of games.

Oceanside's Midget B Sharks mined provincial bronze in boxla, and now many of the players will be making a run in field lacrosse with the Buccaneers.

Oceanside Buccaneers looking for new recruits

Any players interested in signing up for field lacrosse (boys or girls) can pick up registration forms at Oceanside Place or Jim’s Gym.

Oceanside's Midget B Sharks mined provincial bronze in boxla, and now many of the players will be making a run in field lacrosse with the Buccaneers.