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This weekend’s Trevor Wingrove Memorial lacrosse tournament comes with an extra helping of pathos, after the recent passing of Trevor’s father, Les.

A pair of road victories has the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs cruising their way right back towards the top of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League standings.

The Coquitlam Adanacs ended a two-game skid by defeating the Langley Thunder 10-8 on Saturday at the Poirier Sport and Recreation Complex.

Tears flowed as Danae Robillard clung to her coach, Larry Moro, in an extended bear hug. Her high school athletic career had come to a conclusion in anxiety-filled fashion minutes earlier.

James Bettauer loves tennis. But finding the time and a place to play isn’t always easy when you’re living a nomadic life as a professional hockey player in Germany.

The Centennial Centaurs senior girls soccer team will play for the BC AAA championship this morning at the University of British Columbia’s Thunderbird Stadium. They’ll face Surrey’s Fleetwood Park Dragons.

Could a changing of the guard be nigh in the BC Junior A Lacrosse League? The Port Coquitlam Saints scored the last four goals of the game to erase a 4-1 deficit and defeat the Coquitlam Adanacs 5-4 Wednesday at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.

The Western Lacrosse Association is showing that they intend to be as good as their word with the recent announcement that they are partnering with the B.C.

The Centennial Centaurs are motivated. The Blue Devils from Dr. Charles Best secondary school are confident. And the Riverside Rapids are excited.