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No world records were set at Wednesday’s Harry Jerome Track Classic that was held at Coquitlam’s Percy Perry Stadium. In fact, there weren’t even many personal bests.

he Port Coquitlam Saints scored nine goals in the second period to defeat the Burnaby Lakers 14-10 in their BC Junior Lacrosse League game Monday at Copeland Arena.

Just follow the bouncing athletes. That’s the advice for spectators looking for a big result at Wednesday’s Harry Jerome Classic track and field meet from former Olympian and current coach of the Coquitlam Cheetahs, Tara Self.

The Vancouver Northeast Chiefs may be leaving Coquitlam for new digs at Burnaby’s Canlan Ice Sports 8-Rinks, but the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League team still has strong ties to the Tri-Cities. They also have a lot of rebuilding to do.

The Coquitlam Adanacs will try to get above .500 when they host the Burnaby Lakers, Saturday at the Poirier Sports and Recreation Complex. The game will be a rematch of their game last Saturday, when the Adanacs prevailed, 12-9, over the visitors.

Three wins in a row have put the Port Coquitlam Saints two points behind the Langley Thunder and Victoria Shamrocks for fourth place in the BC Junior A Lacrosse League standings.

A bike ride up Blue Mountain Road changed Rick Mang’s life. The young Coquitlam Adanacs’ goaltender was unwinding on his 10-speed in his shorts, in the warm fall sunshine. If he wre still in Ontario, he’d already be wearing a parka.

Canadian Olympic sprinter Andre De Grasse is speeding to the Harry Jerome Track Classic next Wednesday at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam.

Chlorine runs in Maxwell Macmillan’s veins. His father, Allan, played for Canada’s national water polo team in the 1990s. On June 29, Maxwell will pull on a water polo cap for his country at the U-17 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru.

A five-goal deficit isn’t how you prefer to start a game, but for the defending national champion Coquitlam junior A Adanacs, it proved to be a minor obstacle en route to their latest win.