Local Sports

The start of the season may still be over a week away but the Terry Fox Ravens and Centennial Centaurs varsity football squads already look to be in mid-season form.

Tri-Cities youngsters have a chance to brush up on their basketball skills with the help of some top-flight instructors.

The CMFSC U12 select girls Renegades struck gold over the Labour Day weekend at the West Coast Cup in Pitt Meadows. Chanelle Prestia was the Renegades leading scorer, notching six goals in the four games.

One of the top goaltenders in the Canadian Junior Hockey League will be between the pipes for the Coquitlam Express when they open their B.C. Hockey League season this weekend in Chilliwack.

Leanne Swensson may be new to her role as skating director with the Port Coquitlam Figure Skating Club but she's no stranger to the local arena.

Tri-Cities products played a large part in helping the UBC Thunderbirds to a 3-0 win over the Simon Fraser University Clan Saturday at Terry Fox Field in Burnaby.

The Coquitlam Roughriders staged a dramatic comeback to open their junior bantam football season on a winning note.

The CMFSC Threat knocked off the Prince George Kodiaks 6-1 to win the girls' U18 division at the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Labour Day Tournament. The CMFSC Stompers shaded the KYSA Blaze 2-1 to win gold for U16 girls.

It's hard to top perfection, but members of last year's B.C. junior varsity football champions will be looking to do just that when they take the field with the Terry Fox Ravens senior team.

Mason Woods stands out as a big guy on a football field. At a practice with the kids of the Golden Ears Track and Field club, he's an absolute spectacle. The 6'9", 335-lb.