Local Sports

Coquitlam Peewee 'B' Adanacs posted five straight wins and grabbed the gold medal at last weekend's North Delta minor lacrosse tournament.

Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs out-scored the Port Coquitlam Saints 4-1 in the third period on way to a convincing 11-5 victory over their Tri-City rivals in a B.C. Jr. 'A' lacrosse league game Wednesday at Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex.

After playing five games in 10 days, members of the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils senior girls soccer squad did not show any signs of fatigue when they took on their heated Tri-City rivals, the Centennial Centaurs, Thursday night.

Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs saved their best for the second period Sunday, solidifying their first-place position in the B.C. Jr. 'A' lacrosse league standings. The Jr. A's out-scored the host Burnaby Jr.

Coquitlam product Sydney Leroux netted the game's lone goal as the Vancouver Whitecaps FC women raised their record to 2-0 via a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in their home opener Sunday before 1,555 fans at Percy Perry Stadium.

Cassandra Gill pumped in three goals as PoCo blanked Port Moody 5-0 to claim bronze at last weekend's Adanac Peewee girls lacrosse tournament. Erica Berg and Heidi Robinson also scored for PoCo, with goalie Erica McLaren nabbing game MVP honours.

It's no surprise on the Coquitlam Adanacs when goals come from big guns like Dane Dobbie, Daryl Veltman and Jason Jones.

The difference between first place and eighth in the 13-team B.C. Premier Baseball League was most apparent Sunday. Sixteen runs.

Tri-City trampoline and tumbling athletes had a solid showing when more than 165 gymnasts converged on the Port Coquitlam Recreation Centre for the Western Canadian championships last weekend.

After both teams suffered disappointing losses earlier this week the Centennial Centaurs and Charles Best Blue Devils bounced back with convincing wins Wednesday in the girls' soccer AAA Fraser Valley championship tournament.