St. Thomas More Knights Kyle Madden was named the Eastern conference defensive MVP for a second consecutive year.
This season, the New Westminster linebacker had 71 tackles and five quarterback sacks in seven games.
STM quarterback Mikey Carney was named cooffensive conference player of the year along with Lord Tweedsmuir pivot Mike Messenger.
Knights linemen Matt Evans and Alex Golding, receiver Giovanni Trasolini, linebacker Elliot Nelson and defensive back Tim Jackson were also named to the all-conference squad.
A NEW ROLE
The New Westminster Salmonbellie junior A lacrosse club announced Ray Porcellato will become the club's assistant general manager.
Porcellato stepped down as an assistant coach with the junior 'Bellies after three seasons in that capacity. He played his entire minor, intermediate junior and senior lacrosse with the Salmonbellie organization. Porcellato coached a midget team to gold in 2006 and shared in a provincial title at intermediates two years later before moving up to help coach the junior A team in 2009.
'WING'ING IT
New Westminster's Kevin Crowley, the No. 1 draft pick in the National Lacrosse League this season, signed a one-year pro contract with the Philadelphia Wings this week. The contract is subject to league approval.
Crowley played 60 career field games at Stony Brook University, scoring 131 goals and 101 assists, the only player in school history to record the century in both statistics.
He is also one of just three players in America East conference history to earn four consecutive first team selections, and in 2010 was named the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I player.
Crowley will play with Dan Dawson and Brodie Merrill on the Wings.
