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Tia Edgar knocked in three goals to guide Port Moody Nitro to a well-earned 3-1 triumph Sunday over Surrey United Chaos in a girls Under-17 Gold soccer match. Hannah van Buuren and Jen Sardinha also scored for Nitro.

Brian Purves of Port Coquitlam's Westwood Karate Academy was named 2011 Male Grand Champion at the Karate BC provincial championships last weekend in Burnaby.

Have you looked at a calendar lately? There is just over a month of shopping days left before Christmas, so I am putting the steelhead flies on hold a while to instead offer some gift suggestions. Let's begin with hand crafted ideas.

Coquitlam Metro-Ford Synergy overcame an early 1-0 deficit to double Dasmesh United 4-2 in a Metro Women's Soccer League Under-21 Gold game Sunday at Vancouver's South Memorial Park.

The name's Zinn, as in win. That's exactly what Coquitlam's Katie Zinn did recently when she scored an NCAA Div. 1 women's hockey scholarship to famed Penn State University.

Port Coquitlam's Riverside Rapids rolled to their third straight Fraser Valley AAAA senior girls high school volleyball crown last weekend.

Coquitlam Express will be front and centre Friday as part of the B.C. Hockey League's 50th anniversary celebration. The Jr.

Coquitlam's Adam Rockwood and Jace Hennig of Port Moody bagged four points apiece as the Vancouver North East Chiefs posted a win and a tie last weekend versus Okanagan in Major Midget League hockey action.

Thanks largely to the Colorado Kid, the Coquitlam Express rattled off three straight road wins last weekend to stay in the thick of the BCHL's Coastal Conference race. Goalie Cole Huggins, a native of Englewood, Colo.