Seven Falcon Gymnastics club members made the trek over to Coquitlam last weekend for the annual Winterfest competition, and nearly needed a truck to bring all their medals home.
The Victoria-area gymnasts 鈥� Mia Butcher, Leonie Solomons, Jaidyn Olynyk, Kiana Pheiffer, Abby Stamper, Inez Verdun and Emily Schmidt 鈥� combined for 16 medals at the event, which was held at Club Aviva. Leading the way was Verdun, who won the overall gold medal in the Junior Olympic 7, 14-16-year-old competition. Her first-place finish on the beam helped pave the way to her victory. In the same event, Pheiffer collected individual golds on vault and floor.
Ten-year-old Olynyk also had a good weekend, winning gold on vault in the Junior Olympic 7 division.
Schmidt, 15, competed in the Junior Olympic 8 event and earned bronze medal on vault and floor.
Butcher, Pheiffer, Schmidt and Verdun now turn their attention to the Gymnix Classic international meet next month in Montreal.
Okell opens with pair of thirds
Victoria race car driver Bill Okell started his season last weekend in California and came away with a satisfactory start.
Okell, behind the wheel of Huffaker Engineering鈥檚 Healey MKIII, finished third in both season opening Sports Car Club of America Western Conference races at Fontana鈥檚 Auto Club Speedway.
Okell has a bit of a break now as the next round of races isn鈥檛 until April when he heads to Thunderhill Raceway in Sacramento.
PISE honoured for rowing centre
Barely opened for a year, the National Para-Rowing Training Centre at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence is already earning rave reviews.
Last weekend, the centre was awarded the John Anderson Corporate Partner of the Year Award by Rowing sa国际传媒 Aviron.
The national training centre provides a centralized centre for up to 10 para-athletes and includes world-class training facilities and access to experts in the areas of strength and conditioning, medical and athlete services as national-level rowers prepare for the upcoming Rio Summer Olympics.
Rebels hosting Super Bowl party
If you want to watch the Super Bowl surrounded by the top young football players in the city, then the Langford Legion is the place to be on Sunday with the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos do battle in Santa Clara, California.
The Westshore Rebels of the sa国际传媒 Football Conference are hosting a Super Bowl party and invite their fans to join them. The Legion sports a 160-inch big screen TV and there will be prize giveaways, jersey raffles, a silent auction, 50/50 and merchandise sales.
Tickets for the party are $15 and can be purchased at the door or $10 if you buy ahead of time at the Langford Legion bar or online at westshorerebels.ca. Doors open at 1 p.m. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.
