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Coquitlam Express forwards Alex Petan and Alex Kerfoot were among 34 players chosen to attend the Canada West selection camp in preparation for the 2011 World Junior 'A 'Challenge, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday.

Occasionally, I have been asked how I managed to lure and land tyee -- spring salmon weighing 30 pounds or more -- in streams with my fly rod.

Port Moody Black Panthers lost yet again by a single goal Saturday. Only this time, they failed to garner at least one point in the standings. Having lost in overtime in four of their nine previous Pacific International Jr.

On the road, it's important for the visiting team to get the early lead. It's also crucial to maintain it.

Logic dictates that the team that only runs 18 offensive plays in a game is going to end up on the wrong side of the score -- unless that squad scores on 14 of them.

League-leading scorer Janine Frazao of Port Moody knocked in a pair of goals to guide the UBC Thunderbirds to a 2-0 triumph over the Alberta Pandas in a Canada West university women's soccer contest Friday at Thunderbird Park.

Ryk Piche's assessment of what went right for his Centennial Centaurs on Friday was succinct and certain. "We blocked and we ran," the Centaurs head coach said simply. Boy, did they.

"A few years ago, trolling was considered the only way to catch pacific coast salmon. Then, spinning was discovered to be a successful method.