Local Sports

Twice the Terry Fox Ravens had their backs against the wall at the Fraser Valley senior boys basketball 4A zone tournament that wrapped up Sunday at the Langley Events Centre. Both times they prevailed.

You might have reached for your remote when biathlon came on the TV coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Jesserin Tang reached for her notepad.

Carson Hamill’s dad never complained when he rousted him and his younger brother, Zach, in the wee hours of the morning to get to hockey practice by five or six a.m.

Going 1-for-3 might not be bad for a hitter in baseball. In the BC Hockey League, it helps you halt a seven-game losing streak and clinch a spot in the playoffs.

Larkyn Austman's Olympic dream becomes reality sometime during the dinner hour tonight. The 19-year-old Coquitlam figure skater will skate 11th out of 30 competitors in the Ladies short program at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Sherilyn Chung has a need for speed. And now that the 16-year-old speed skater with the Port Coquitlam Lightning has had a taste of national competition, she hungers for more.

Some familiar names in the Tri-Cities sports scene are among the finalists in 14 of the 18 catagories being honoured at the Sport BC 52nd annual Athlete of the Year awards that will be held March 28.

The Coquitlam Express will look to reverse a six-game slide when the BC Hockey League team hosts a pair of games at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex this weekend.

A trip to the beach can be good for the soul. For Amanda Matsui, it was good for her knee.

All but one of the Fraser North teams advancing to Fraser Valley regionals will have to play elimination round games on Wednesday. The tenth seeded Blue Devils will have to face #23 Johnston Heights Wednesday at 8:15 p.m.