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Felitche Hutchinson, Michael Mobilio and Ross Merton knocked in a goal apiece to spark Coquitlam Metro-Ford Barca to a 3-0 triumph over Surrey-Guildford United in a boys Under-16 Select soccer league game Saturday at Charles Best field.

?? The game was half over -- and looking all but finished -- Monday for the Port Moody Black Panthers. Then they sprang to life.

-: CLEANED :- Port Coquitlam sprinter Andrew Boss of the Simon Fraser Clan was named Male Athlete of the Meet at the 2011 Great Northwest Athletic Conference (NCAA Div. 2) indoor track and field championships Saturday in Nampa, Idaho.

Coquitlam Express let another win opportunity slip through their grasp Wednesday and watched their playoff chances plunge deeper into unattainable territory. Surrey Eagles zipped in five of the game's first six goals and sailed to a 7-3 B.C.

Coquitlam Metro-Ford Panthers surrendered the game's first goal Sunday. Then they shifted into all-out attack. The girls Under-16 Silver 'A' soccer side pumped in four unanswered second-half goals on way to a 5-1 triumph over the Kerrisdale Stingers.

Last week I asked the question, 'Do you want to do something out of the ordinary?' Some may think this is an odd question to be asked in the context of sport fishing but, actually, it's not.

Port Coquitlam's Andrew Boss was just hoping to set the pace Saturday in Seattle. Instead, he set a record.

Coqutilam Express are still in the hunt for a playoff spot but need some help getting there -- soon. The Express and Cowichan Valley Capitals are currently deadlocked for the seventh and final B.C.

Port Moody Black Panthers secured home-ice advantage Saturday for the first round of the Pacific International Jr. 'B' hockey league playoffs.