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Believe it or not, there was a time when the Toronto Maple Leafs were not the lead story on every nightly sportscast.

First they took Vernon, then they took the Rivermen. The Coquitlam Express became only the second team to defeat the Langley Rivermen at home Saturday when they beat the leaders of the BC Hockey League’s Mainland division 3-1 at George Preston Arena.

Taylor Stuart has got that winning feeling. He hopes that will help carry his Colorado Mammoth to their first National Lacrosse League championship since 2006.

Eric Linell scored 2:48 into overtime to give the Coquitlam Express a 3-2 win over the Vernon Vipers in their BC Hockey League game at Kal Tire Place in Vernon on Wednesday.

Megan Kennedy-Spence of the Gleneagle Talons drives around a Forest Height defender in the first half of their game at the Tri-cities Opener senior girls high school basketball tournament, Friday at Gleneagle secondary school in Coquitlam.

The Terry Fox Ravens were ready to celebrate until they couldn’t. They had a 14-7 lead with no time remaining – at least on the scoreboard. Ruled that there was a second left and another gasp for the trailing New Westminster Hyacks, the B.C.

David Norman’s soccer career started when he was just two or three days old.

The Pinetree Timberwolves are ready to take the leap from over-achievers to achievers.

The Coquitlam Express have a new coach, but they still don’t have a win since Oct. 13.

When Mathew Barzal was growing up in Coquitlam, he went to a lot of Vancouver Canuck games.