Local Sports

Michell Francis fired in two goals as Coquitlam Metro-Ford Synergy secured a 4-3 victory Sunday over Burnaby's Cliff Avenue United in a women's Under-21 soccer battle at Bryne Creek field.

Ethan Shuen scored a pair of touchdowns, including a 50-yard romp to knot the score, as the Coquitlam Tigers fought to an 18-18 deadlock Sunday with Vancouver's Westside Warriors in a Vancouver Mainland Football League Atom division game at Carnarvon

New Westminster Hyacks ran 12 plays on their opening drive, achieved three first downs and burned up half the first quarter. Terry Fox Ravens turned things around -- fast.

Anthony DiNicolo of the Simon Fraser Clan has been named co-Great Northwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Div. 2) player of the week, it was announced Monday.

Coachmen Arms were brothers in arms when they recently captured the Linament League seniors slo-pitch league championship. The four-team men's league has been operating 12 years.

UBC Thunderbirds men's soccer midfielder Navid Mashinchi of Port Moody has been named the Canada West male athlete of the week. Mashinchi scored two goals and added two assists in a pair of UBC victories last weekend over Victoria and Fraser Valley.

Coquitlam Express got the start they wanted last season, just not the finish.

It started with a successful onside kick by Rylan Smaaslet and the Coquitlam Raiders went on to literally punish the North Surrey Eagles the rest of the way. The Jr.