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There was considerable interest in boxing bouts that took place at the Station over the years and many matches were staged for public demonstration. One regular venue was the Legion Carnival held every September from 1942 to 1945. At least one evening was devoted to boxing matches. The sport was considered a special form of entertainment and received plenty of press coverage.
There are numerous references in the Summerside Journal to baseball and softball games between town teams and RCAF teams. When the "News from No. 9" articles appeared in the newspaper from June 1941 to June 1942, there was often talk of the fun that was experienced when teams got together for friendly meets. In 1941 an RCAF team played twice in Tignish and both times received a welcome reception. In May 1942 the local high school baseball team defeated No. 9 SFTS - 16 to 1. The Station team played other civilian teams. In the summer of 1944 it had five wins over Summerside, Moncton, and Amherst, but lost one to the Springhill (NS) Fencebusters.
Between 1941-1945, there were many hockey games between the RCAF teams and local players. Airmen utilized the town facilities for their practices and many RCAF teams played on Summerside town ice. In January 1941 the opening game of the local hockey season was played at the Crystal Rink between the RCAF Snowfighters and the Holman Whirlwinds. That winter the RCAF also played the Summerside Crystals. As young men from the area enlisted for military service, veteran players began forming the civilian teams that played the boys from the Station. 
In the winter of 1944, an eight-team Inter-Section League played all their games in the Summerside Arena. The "Summerside Flyers" were successful in defeating all other military station teams in PEI in 1945. There was much local interest in this achievement and an enthusiastic description of the team appeared in the Summerside Journal on March 1, 1945. "They are a valued asset to the town and to the Air Force and Summerside is proud of them." The team later travelled to Dartmouth to compete for the Maritime Inter-Station championship. An exciting game against Moncton had three overtime sessions to finally break a tie at 1 a.m. resulting in a 3-2 win for the New Brunswick team.
Golf was low-key compared to the team sports of baseball and hockey. However, it did provide a good source of recreation for many airmen who went to the local courses. Some took advantage of the bus service to travel to the Cavendish course, but the majority played in Summerside. In June 1941 members of the RCAF were invited to join in any of the local competitions. The Club championship that year was won by airman "Vic" Buckley who defeated Harold Gaudet, former club champion. 
At the annual Summerside Golf Club meeting in April 1942 it was decided that any RCAF member under the rank of Sergeant could play at half-price. In May 1943 a special arrangement was made by the No. 1 GRS for all airmen to become members of the Summerside Golf Course with full privileges. The Journal commented that "The Golf Club are [sic] to be congratulated upon receiving the support of the Air Force as the local membership under war conditions had become very low."