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Canadian Lacrosse Association’s minor box national championships that begin Aug. 20 in Coquitlam are embracing the future, even as the event strengthens bonds to the sport’s past.

Team Canada’s first opponent at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Penn. is a bit of a mystery to the team’s coaching staff.

It’s been 35 years since Coquitlam Little League sent a team to represent Canada at the Little League World Series, that begins Thursday in Williamsport, Penn.

Coquitlam used its bats to win the provincial and then Canadian Little League championships. So it was only fitting a bat sent them off to Williamsport, Penn.

You won’t find Willow Beyea lamenting the dog days of summer. The 17-year-old rugby player for United Rugby Club and Dr.

The Coquitlam Adanacs didn’t miss a beat when star goaltender Christian Del Bianco graduated to the Western Lacrosse Association last spring.

Coquitlam slugger Matthew Shanley hit a towering three-run homer into the trees beyond left field in the fourth inning to send his All-Stars little league team to a rematch with Quebec in Saturday’s Canadian championship final.

Athletes from the Momentum Ninja competitive team returned with several top placings at the Ultimate Ninja Athletic Association world championships, held in Prior Lake, MN., recently.

The Coquitlam All-Stars will play Ontario in its semifinal Friday at the Canadian Little League championships in Ancaster, Ont. The All-Stars will carry the momentum of an 8-4 win Thursday over the Prairies representative, from Moose Jaw, Sask.

Coquitlam scored the first two runs of the game, but after that it was all Quebec, as the All-Stars lost their first game at the Canadian Little League championships, 12-2 in five innings Wednesday in Ancaster, Ont.