Kootenay athlete's attitude carries him from the sidelines to the big leagues.

The Cowichan 2018 BC Summer Games kick off in less than one month and 3072 of BC’s best emerging high performance talents have registered and are ready to be part of this celebration of sport and community which runs July 19-22.

The Cowichan 2018 BC Summer Games will be truly regional Games with sport competitions hosted in venues across the Valley.

The BC Games Society announced today the 18 sports that will be part of the Cowichan 2018 BC Summer Games and will include up to 2808 athletes, 543 coaches, and 373 officials.

16 outstanding youth leaders were recognized with a Coast Capital Savings Leadership Bursary at the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 BC Summer Games in Abbotsford.

It had to come down to a shootout to decide who would win gold in boys soccer and make the long drive home with all the gold hardware.

But Thompson-Okanagan – Zone 2 came out on top thanks to efforts by keeper Brenan Martin, leading to a 1-0 shootout win and securing the victory over Vancouver-Coastal – Zone 5.