Local Sports

Cara Maltese and Jeff Thiel of the host Lightning club each raced to a silver medal at last week's WorkSafe BC short track speedskating meet at PoCo Rec Centre.

Seven Coquitlam residents are being hailed as heroes by the federation for amateur sport in the province.

The Port Moody Black Panthers have taken the lead in their second-round best-of-seven hockey playoff series against the Abbotsford Pilots with a 2-1 win Wednesday night at home.

Run for your life - and your neighbour's - at the annual St. Paddy's Day Run to raise money for much-needed medical equipment at Eagle Ridge Hospital. The annual run, or walk, happens this Sunday beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Brendan Gulka of the Valley West Hawks (right) tangles with Vancouver Northeast Chiefs' Matt Allan of Coquitlam during a Major Midget playoff game at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday.

Coquitlam's Michael Styba rink will be advancing to compete in the U-18 Optimist International Curling Championships in Toronto March 31 to April 3 after winning gold in the provincial finals on the weekend.

The Coquitlam Adanacs have added another heavy-hitter to their senior coaching staff, this time announcing the appointment of former Adanacs world champion and Canadian lacrosse hall of famer Randy Delmonico to the Adanac brass.

The Port Moody Black Panthers got their second-round playoff series with a less-than-stellar start on Saturday. Fresh of a Game 7 2-1 win over the Ridge Meadows Flames the Cats' were de-clawed against the Abbotsford Pilots in a 5-1 drubbing.

They may not be household names but seven Tri-City residents are being hailed as heroes for their outstanding contributions to sports in the city.