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Riverside tops in wrestling, girls b-ball

Matt Harrison of the Riverside Rapids won gold in the boys 60 kg class to lead his team to its first-ever Lower Fraser Valley high school wrestling championship Friday in PoCo and a berth in the Feb. 24-26 provincials at Pinetree secondary school.

Matt Harrison of the Riverside Rapids won gold in the boys 60 kg class to lead his team to its first-ever Lower Fraser Valley high school wrestling championship Friday in PoCo and a berth in the Feb. 24-26 provincials at Pinetree secondary school.

Gordie Frank (90 kg) grabbed silver for the Rapids, while Mansur Manshanlo (110 kg), Ryan Clark (45 kg) and Cary Sheppard (60 kg) all earned bronze. Also, Diego van Randen (90 kg) placed fourth.

Laiken Cerenzie and Denise Spacek drained 18 and 17 points respectively as the Riverside Rapids rocked the Maple Ridge Ramblers 66-42 in the Fraser Valley North senior girls high school basketball playoff final Saturday.

The Rapids and the Ramblers advanced automatically to the Fraser Valley tournament. Four other Tri-City teams -- Gleneagle, Centennial, Terry Fox and Pinetree -- all remained alive but needed back-door entry to