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Run for Light 2010The 30th annual Run for Light will take place at Lumberman’s Arch, Stanley Park on Friday, May 28, 2010. Warm up will start at 9:02 p.m. and the run/walk at 9:32 p.m. All participants will have glow-in-the-dark t-shirts and light sticks. Everyone who registers is eligible for the post-run prize draws. Click here to register on line for this year's run! CBSA National Lawn Bowls ChampionshipsBC bowlers win Men's B1, B2 and B3 Men's titles, Women take silver in B2 and B3 BC’s Randy Fred successfully defended his National Title from 2008 in the B1 totally blind class. Randy capped off an undefeated tournament by beating Geoff Connor of Alberta by a score of 21 – 8, while Calgary’s Brian McIvor won the bronze. In the men’s B2 partially sighted class, last year’s silver medalist Ken Wahl from BC won the gold medal as he was uncontested. Ken played exhibition games throughout the preliminary double-round-robin portion of the event in the B3 class. In the men’s B3 legally blind class, BC’s Al Hanet defended his 2008 National Championship Title by beating newcomer Bob Smith from Calgary 21 – 14. The final game of the women’s B2 partially sighted class was one of the more exciting of the event as the players were tied at 17 points each when the 3 hour time limit expired and had to play an extra tie-breaker end. Calgary’s Heather Hannett beat last year’s champion Iris Ferguson from BC by a score of 18 – 17 in the extra end with bowls so close they had to measure to determine the winner. In the women’s B3 legally blind classification, last year’s
champion Arlene Stapleton from BC was upset in the finals by Ontario’s
Nel DeBruyn. Summer 2009 NewsletterThe 2009 Summer newsletter is now available in .pdf or as a word document. It includes results for several sports, plans for upcoming events and more. To download the pdf, click here. To download the word document, click here. Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame Inducts Edgson -2009Long time BC Blind Sports member and Paralympic swimmer, Michael Edgson has been inducted into the Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame. Michael began his swimming career in Nanaimo. More... IBSA Pan American Games / IBSA World Youth and Student Championshsips Competition update – Day 4 Competition Update – Midway Through Day 2 Official IBSA Showdown Rules for 2009-2012IBSA showdown rules are now available in word or pdf formats. Download Word version / .pdf version.
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