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Coquitlam Adanacs head coach Bob Salt got a call Tuesday morning from a former player he never imagined would be phoning at such a time. On the dialing end was New Westminster Salmonbellies' star Ilija Gajic.

Backed by the MVP play of Clark Walter, the PoCo Saints captured the B.C. Bantam provincial box lacrosse crown in the A2 division via 6-4 triumph Sunday over the Ridge Meadows Burrards in Burnaby.

Coquitlam's Adrien d'Andrade will compete on the Canadian junior men's national team at the 2012 Junior Pan American field hockey championships Sept. 10-23 in Guadalajara, Mex., in hope of qualifying for the 2013 Junior World Cup.

* Gina Rogers, mother of Coquitlam gymnast Brittany Rogers , will be contributing a blog regularly for The Tri-City News during the London 2012 Olympics.

Brittany Rogers ' road to the London Olympics has been anything but smooth. Now that she has made it to the big show, she's hoping the big bumps are behind her.

A s hard as it may be to believe, Coquitlam's Jasmin Glaesser was virtually forced into taking up competitive cycling as a teenager. Now 20, she's part of the Canadian women's track team pursuit squad that will compete in the 2012 London Olympics.

C oquitlam's Haislan Garcia is looking to grab wrestling glory at the London 2012 Olympics.

A t age 26, Coquitlam native Brittany Timko will be considered one of the leaders on the Canadian women's soccer team at the 2012 London Olympics. More than 20 years ago, she had a hunch she would be one day.

Coquitlam Adanacs built a 4-0 lead seven seconds into the middle frame Thursday, then something odd happened. They stopped scoring - while the New Westminster Salmonbellies' offence took off.

C oquitlam cyclist Tory Nyhaug will be at the London 2012 Olympics. His spleen won't.