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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.

Port Coquitlam's Jen Salling scored on a wild pitch after drilling a two-out triple then later drove in another run to rally Canada to an 8-1 five-inning victory over host Mexico in women's softball play Wednesday in Guadalajara.

Jennifer Chew of the Port Moody Blues and the Heritage Woods Kodiaks' Lawrence Viola finished first in their respective Grade 12 girls and boys divisions at Wednesday's District 43 highs school cross-country championships at Coquitlam's Mundy Park.

Simon Fraser Clan university men's soccer team -- featuring star striker Carlo Basso of Coquitlam -- has moved to first overall in the NCAA Div. 2 soccer rankings, moving up one spot this week to No. 1.

If it were the playoffs, the Port Moody Black Panthers would be done. The Cats suffered their league-high fourth overtime loss in a mere nine Pacific International Jr. B hockey league games Wednesday via a 6-5 defeat to the host Aldergrove Kodiaks.

Cassie Wiemer pounded home two goals to spark the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Dynamite to a 4-1 triumph over their club rivals, the Ravens, in a girls Under-15 Bronze soccer contest Sunday.

Connor McKee was Mc-nificent last Thursday for the Terry Fox Ravens. The do-all quarterback dashed for 127 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 224 and five majors as the Ravens stormed to a 62-34 victory over Abbotsford's W.J. Mouat Hawks in a B.