Local Sports

In a press release I recently received, I read that the Orvis fishing tackle company has set a goal of teaching -- at no cost -- 10,000 individuals to fly fish this summer.

He's known to most in lacrosse circles as simply 'Doc,' although there's hardly anything elementary about Don Hedges' long-time involvement and dedication to the game and its players.

Port Moody Redtails turned bronze at the B.C. provincial Squirt 'C' (11-12) fastpitch championships last weekend in Kamloops.

Charlie Girdler and Athen Yuen whipped in three goals apiece as the Port Moody Bandits tripped the Valley Rebels 13-12 in a West Coast Sr. 'B' lacrosse league game Friday in Abbotsford.

It wasn't as easy as one-two-three. It just looked that way for Tri-City shooters at the B.C. Junior Girls Golf Championship last week at Eaglepoint Resort in Kamloops.

Twenty down, one to go. Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs are on the cusp of a squeaky-clean regular season, after burying the Burnaby Jr. Lakers 15-5 in a B.C. Junior 'A' lacrosse league game Wednesday at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex.