Local Sports

The big man on the Terry Fox secondary school campus made big news earlier this week when he signed a scholarship offer to play football with the University of Idaho Vandals of the NCAA Div. 1 ranks.

Strange as it may be to conceive and on and off up to 1865, thanks to the influence of the Puritans, fishing for any other reason than food was frowned on in much of North America.

It was a case of third time lucky -- and very good -- Sunday for the Port Moody Nitro.

The Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame is looking for a few excellent nominees. The deadline to submit nominations is April 9. For more information, visit www.coquitlamshof.com.

A wounded knee couldn't stop Coquitlam's Lucy Ryan from legging out one of the world's most grueling ultra-marathons two weekends ago. Ryan, 43, completed the BRAZIL 135-mile race in a time of 45 hours, 31 minutes.

Awizard on the ice, Port Moody native Jace Hennig is now a Warrior on it as well.

When a hockey team is badly outshot it is usually only a matter of time before they are badly outscored.

The Coquitlam Express gained little ground in the standings over the weekend after defeating the Victoria Grizzlies last Friday and dropping a game to the Langley Rivermen on Saturday.

Contrary to what many people believe today, rainbow trout were not a popular fish in the 1870s. While Dr. Spenser Fullerton Baird and Rev.

Anyone with extra sports equipment collecting dust in the garage or basement can donate it to KidSport Tri-Cities, starting Feb. 1. The organization is planning its spring sale on Feb. 18 and is taking donations in order to bolster its stock.