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Coquitlam Adanacs opened the Western Lacrosse Association season with a victory. Since then, things haven't gone so hot for the team that's looking to improve on last year's last-place showing.

Adrien d'Andrade of Coquitlam is one of 18 players who've made the Canadian junior national men's field hockey team that will compete in a three-match series versus host Mexico from June 15-17 in Guadalajara, it was announced Tuesday.

Dr . Charles Best Blue Devils and the Centennial Centaurs performed admirably at last weekend's B.C. AAA senior girls high school soccer championships in Surrey. Only a handful of teams showed a touch better.

It may not be the start to the Western Lacrosse Association season Bob Salt had hoped for but the Coquitlam Adanacs coach said he is happy with what he has seen from his team so far.

Coquitlam gymnast Robert Watson took home a bronze medal for all around competition at the National Gymnastics Championship held in Regina last week.

The Nanaimo Jr. Timbermen will have to wait another day before they can notch their first win of the B.C. Junior 'A' Lacrosse League season. Both the Port Coquitlam Saints and the Coquitlam Jr.

For the last three seasons, other B.C. Junior 'A' lacrosse league teams have measured themselves against the mighty Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs . On Wednesday, the Langley Jr. Thunder did it literally. Jr.

Don't count on the Centennial Centaurs nor the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils winning next week's B.C. AAA senior girls high school soccer championship . Don't count them out, neither.

Ha rd to believe it's been more than a decade since the Senior 'A' Adanacs pulled off, arguably, the most remarkable and thrilling victory in Coquitlam sports history. Harder to believe is the manner in which they did it.

Coquitlam Reds didn't just surrender a pair of victories on the weekend. They coughed up a whole bunch of runs, to boot.