Local Sports

Coquitlam product Michael Krgovich whipped in three goals and added two assists to rally his hometown Express to a 6-3 victory Wednesday over the Nanaimo Clippers in a B.C. Hockey League game at the Sports Centre.

Hot off the news wire this week: Trout shrink! A group of Norwegian and Finnish scientists have recently observed that during cold temperatures, Salmoniods can reduce their body length up to 10%.

Kristi Roots of the Terry Fox Ravens powered her way to a gold medal at the Western Canada Age Class high school wrestling tournament last weekend in Kamloops. Roots won all four of her matches via pins in her 75 kg Juvenile weight division.

Riverside Rapids and the Elgin Park Orcas -- two perennial senior girls high school basketball powers -- collided for the 22nd time in the last five years Saturday. This time, it was the Rapids' turn to persevere.

Melanie Prentice converted a through ball from Kayla Mobilio with two minutes remaining to boost the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Synergy to a 2-1 triumph over the Semiahmoo Wave in a girls Under-18 Gold soccer contest Sunday at South Surrey Athletic Park.

The hard-luck host team darn near got shutout at last weekend's Top-Ten Shootout.

Both a boys and girls team will represent Coquitlam Curling Club at the B.C. Juvenile provincial championships slated for March 3-6 in Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island.

Ridge Meadows Flames allege that one of their point blasts with four minutes left in regulation time went through the Port Moody Black Panthers' net. Subsequently, Joel Hamilton's shot 36 seconds into overtime went through the Flames' heart.

Two dozen Tri-City police officers will be taking part in Olympic security measures.